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.
So about your stress. I understand your reasoning of how stressed out you are. I mean I'm freaking out about life after HC and I still have 2 years so I could only imagine the intensity that you're dealing with. Luckily we are blessed to have a stress-free class such as this. But when it comes to the other classes I think one of the main reasons we as students face these situations is our motivation is off track. We should motivate ourselves to succeed in school instead of motivating ourselves to avoid failure. Because if you really think about it, most of the time, we try our best in classes because we don't want to fail them (just like what Dr.Borders said). We are motivated to avoid failure. But if we change our motivation and focus on succeeding, it is psychologically proven that not only will our stress level go down, but we actually do better in our classes. And that especially relates to the classes that are required for our majors. This is just a little something I learn in Lifespan Development the other day. Hope it helps! And nice pic =)
ReplyDeleteMy stress is completely beside what i am doing after school. Sure, i am unsure right now, but what i am focusing on right now is school. I rarely have time to think about what is going on afterwards, which stinks because i still dont know what i am doing.
ReplyDeleteAs for my motivation, I know my motivation is not off track. We said it in class ourselves, "We love to learn, but we hate class." I love learning and i love the material of classes im in, but when you have 2-3 books to read a week, as well as have papers written on them, it gets difficult to stay caught up, and it is hard to pass a class when you are constantly behind.
I just think this is a nice break. You can learn without having to worry about what a simple sheet of paper will say after you finish the class. And dont get me wrong, i am not jumping on you, but i fully believe i am not off track on my motivation in class.