Ok, so, the path we are taking in class is different and something most professors do not do, but does that make it wrong? I mean, it is a huge relief not to be pressured by grades; by being subjected to the pressure of succeeding on paper rather than in the mind. Of course, they can easily go hand in hand (succeeding in the mind and on paper), but I find it easy to lose focus when worrying about how my grades will come out.
Right now, i am SOOO stressed because of school. I am constantly worried about having books read, papers written and tests taken just so i do not fail out of my last semester...and im not sure what all i have learned in the past 2 weeks. It is crazy, it is all jumbled together. I openly embrace the way we are doing this class. And if you think it is unfair regarding the grades, you get to choose the grade you feel you deserve. Do the work for class and give yourself the grade you feel you deserve.
I feel the best way to describe how the class is affecting me is, in a small part, revolutionizing my mind. I mean, what really struck me the most this past week was our conversation on the wilderness. We must find out who we are. I feel that is where i am at in life. It is scary and i do not know how i will fare...but i know it spoke right to me. This is exactly what Jesus went through...He had to find out who He was, and then He changed the world. I know some things i believe in, but i dont know if i completely know who i am, and that is what i must find out.
