Last Blog for the Year!

I cannot believe that this year is over! It went extremely fast. Studying for the final exam was very stressful because I need to get a 94% or better to receive an A in the course. I studied a lot but it's going to either be a hit or miss when it comes to what I actually receive. I have fully enjoyed this class. Like I blogged before, I have previously taken this course and received a horrible grade because I had a teacher that preached a lot of her own beliefs instead of teaching the statistics. It was hard for me to go to class and participate when she offended me more than taught me. I enjoyed the teacher this semester. He kept things lively and upbeat. He never took attendance but I still found myself attending every lecture. I'm not the best "test taker." I could study for hours and hour days and days and still average a C on a test. It was SO nice to have other points offered in the class other that just test points. The genogram, family interview, blogs, and the extra credit opportunities were extremely generous on his part. I'm a textiles clothing and design major and those classes don't offer extra credit. Once you miss a few points on a project/drawing your pretty much out of luck. Sometimes students have some slips and its nice to make up for it when extra credit is offered. Overall, I really enjoyed this class and if anyone I know plans to take it in the future I will surely recommend it!!

Family Science

I loved this class!!! I learned so many things that not only apply to my major, but helped me understand my own family. I feel like I'm more prepared to deal with family conflicts. I find myself critically thinking about the relationships I have and how they function. I would recommend this class to everyone who wants to learn more about their own family.

I also thought this class was really interesting, and valuable, even if you are not a family science major. I think that many of the topics that we talked about are not only useful for professional purposes, but also in your own personal life. I will use many of the things that we talked about in class in my personal life, such as content/process that we discussed in class. I have really realized that the content really isn't important, it's all about the process of doing something that really matters. I have really enjoyed this class and also enjoyed the class speaker that we had the other day.

Class

I really enjoyed this class this semester. It kept me interested all semester. I really look forward to taking a class this summer with Dr. Hollist. I am a little worried about the test this afternoon. I have not had the time to study I usually do for finals. I know Ill do alright, but it still worries me to know I dont care as much as I should! Good Luck everyone on finals!!!

Final

I have really enjoyed this class so much this semester. Dr. Hollist did a great job making the class interesting and having great discussions. I really like the way we had lots of discussions in class and it was not just him lecturing at us. It was really interesting to hear other people's point of view. I have recommended this class to many of my friends because I really think they would enjoy it. My favorite lecture was the on about adaption. Dr. Hollist's first hand experience really made it more interesting. He really knows a lot about the process after going through it, and you can tell how passionately he feels about it. I am sorry to see this class end.

Final Test

Preparing for the last final has a little stress attached to it. I never stressed as much when I was a traditional student, but now that I am a none-traditional student test taking is a little stressful. If I have any advice for those who are out there who might be reading this, don't wait to finish college; do every thing you can to graduate. Sure, I started having kids and dropped out of college and raised my children and they are great adults with wonderful lives, that's an accomplishment in it self but nothing could prepare me for the back to school at the age of 50 to a major college. I enjoy the challenge of learning as I have always. Because the change of our economy I suppose many other none-traditional students need to return and get the new knowledge available; just as we had to return and gain knowledge in the computer era, who cares if typing this blogger took me 5 min. I got it done, bring on the test and lets have a good summer.

End of Semester

WOW. I can't believe this semester, and pretty much this whole year is pretty much over and done with. I was a freshman this year, and now I know what I have to do next year to be even better. This class has helped me a lot. I'm glad I took this class. I learned a lot and I will use the information I learned in class in my professional career. I also enjoyed this class. The information was relative to society today, and to my career.