This
Day: Sun September 11, 2016
Move On
No, not the political organization. The act. As in move on with your life. My brother was killed because he and his friends decided to drink and drive. I mourned, I moved on. From time to time I experience some sadness because I loved my brother and I miss him. But I’ve moved on.
In 2003 I lost 6 people important to my life. All within 6 months. I mourned, I moved on. From time to time I experience some sadness because I loved my friends and relatives. But I’ve moved on.
In 2001 our country was attacked, and over 3000 people died. None of them had any connection to me other than most of them were Americans. Others were Foreign Nationals. In any case, they were not important to me in any manner like my brother, my relatives, and my friends. I’ve moved on.
It seems this date is used more to justify hate and negate love. It is used to sell fear and win votes. It is used for anything but healing. I’d really like us to heal, please. Enough about fear, terror, and hate. We can’t heal if we continue to be afraid. I am tired of hearing about how we are supposed to be afraid. I want to hear from my leaders how we are to heal.
It really is time for us to heal as a country. 15 years is long enough to mourn.
Addendum
Well, after posting about how confident I felt after my first week of school, I realized I still have one lecture left to listen to! Not a bit deal, as it’s only 46 minutes long. So, I’m going to take a break from studying this morning. Yes, I have been studying. I turned in an essay on scatterplots of exam scores vs quiz scores. No doubt it was not the best writing I’ve done, but that’s okay. I will improve.
Besides, the point of the essay was to impress upon me the importance of doing “the work of the class.”
However, I am in need of a break. So, that said – I’m going for a run. When I get back I’ll watch the lecture.
Ah, the benefits of online education.
First Week Of School
All things said and done, I’m pretty happy with my efforts towards the first week in school. When I look at my past grades, I can say without a doubt that I put nearly no effort into studying. Not compared to what I’ve done this first week.
Part of the reason is due to the use of online studying the U of M has implemented. Being able to take quizzes multiple times has made it easier for me to zero in on what I need to study. What’s nice is they only use the highest score on the quiz. Granted, the quiz for Chapter one was due yesterday but I have until September 25th to take the quiz over. And even if I get a perfect score between now and the 25th, it still counts!
So, what the college has done is put emphasis on the effort of learning as much as on outcome.