I am the WORST prcrastinator ever. I am getting better, though. When I have lots of assignments, I tend to freak out and shut down, so nothing gets accomplished. Here is what I already do to help myself get the job done:
1. Set a reasonable time limit. Literally writing down in my agenda/planner "US History-20 mins." is a lot better than thinking about how long the assignment is going to take.
2. Take a "time out." Resting my brain every fifteen minutes keeps it from getting fried.
3. Think rationally. Saying things like, "I'll never get this done," or, "This is gonna take forever," doesn't help. Trying not to make global, black-and-white statements keep things in perspective.
There are still many things that I need to work on, though. I am willing to start working on:
1. Getting started as soon as possible. Think of it as having to swallow nasty cold medicine. You have to do it sooner, or later; better soon than late.
2. Staying on task. Helping to eliminate distractions keeps you focused
3. Keeping up a steady, non-hurried pace. Like excercizing, you don't want to over-exhert yourself, but you also want to be productive.
4. Ask more questions! I tend to feel stupid if I ask for help, even if no one else thinks I am. I am my own worst critic.
5. Don't get too worried, even if the result isn't perfect. It's better to get up and try again than to not get up in the first place.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Notes on Notes
How To Take Better Notes:
1. Abbreviate words into symbols, such as # for 'number', % for 'percent', and 'med' for medicine, and so on.
2. WRITE NEATLY! There's no point in writing down information if you can't read it later on.
3. Read notes before class. By reading your information from the previous class session, you will be able to move on to the next lesson easily.
4. After taking your notes, go back and rewrite them, using the actual words for the abbreviations and making senetences longer and more detailed.
5 Compare your notes with those of the other students. This will help you make sure you got all the important information down, and it will help the other student do the same.
1. Abbreviate words into symbols, such as # for 'number', % for 'percent', and 'med' for medicine, and so on.
2. WRITE NEATLY! There's no point in writing down information if you can't read it later on.
3. Read notes before class. By reading your information from the previous class session, you will be able to move on to the next lesson easily.
4. After taking your notes, go back and rewrite them, using the actual words for the abbreviations and making senetences longer and more detailed.
5 Compare your notes with those of the other students. This will help you make sure you got all the important information down, and it will help the other student do the same.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Why I Need to Do This
My aunt is the one who got me started. Noah was my first experience with signing. Kyle is my inspiration. Now, I hope I can work at RESA and hone in on my ASL skills.
My Aunt Sandi is fluent in American Sign Language. She uses it in her classroom of first graders with special needs. She was meant to be Noah's mother. Noah has Down's Syndrome, and uses sign language occasionally to get his point across. I practiced signing with him when he was a little baby, asking for milk or juice or Mama. Although he communicates quite well now, Noah still sometimes needs sign language to clarify what he wants, or to understand what he needs to do. I guess, because of him, I started learning ASL at the age of about seven or eight.
Kyle was one of my good friends. He was the first deaf preson I ever came across, and he accepted me and my Tourette's in a way no one else could. We had a curious friendship, figuring out what the other would do next.
And then he died. Killed in a car wreck in the early hours of what should have been a beautiful May morning. He was 18 years old.
I still cry. Usually when I'm by myself, because when I'm alone, that's when I try and feel him around me, and I realize that he's not here anymore. I miss him.
My signing is almost all gone now, because there hasn't been anybody to sign with. I'm pretty rusty, and I need someone to get me up to speed. I hope I can find that at RESA.
I have to have sign language in my life, so I can hang on to the friend that should still be here, joking and smiling and playing soccer. I need to do this, so I can become a psychologist who offers services to the deaf. There aren't a lot of those around, you know. Maybe I can be the first.
That's why I need to do this.
My Aunt Sandi is fluent in American Sign Language. She uses it in her classroom of first graders with special needs. She was meant to be Noah's mother. Noah has Down's Syndrome, and uses sign language occasionally to get his point across. I practiced signing with him when he was a little baby, asking for milk or juice or Mama. Although he communicates quite well now, Noah still sometimes needs sign language to clarify what he wants, or to understand what he needs to do. I guess, because of him, I started learning ASL at the age of about seven or eight.
Kyle was one of my good friends. He was the first deaf preson I ever came across, and he accepted me and my Tourette's in a way no one else could. We had a curious friendship, figuring out what the other would do next.
And then he died. Killed in a car wreck in the early hours of what should have been a beautiful May morning. He was 18 years old.
I still cry. Usually when I'm by myself, because when I'm alone, that's when I try and feel him around me, and I realize that he's not here anymore. I miss him.
My signing is almost all gone now, because there hasn't been anybody to sign with. I'm pretty rusty, and I need someone to get me up to speed. I hope I can find that at RESA.
I have to have sign language in my life, so I can hang on to the friend that should still be here, joking and smiling and playing soccer. I need to do this, so I can become a psychologist who offers services to the deaf. There aren't a lot of those around, you know. Maybe I can be the first.
That's why I need to do this.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Week One----Task One
In order to be placed with an internship that will help me succeed in highschool and in life, I am going to work on these "areas of improvement."
- Motivation--I tend to be rather pessimistic, and think that the world will crash down on my shoulders any second. I tend to loose all willpower at times. But when motivated and confident, I get a lot done and I do it well. Getting the guts and strength is the hard part. If I feel like I can do it, I usually can. The saying, "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right," holds very true for me.
About Me
Hello, fellow bloggers. My name is Faith, and I am writing to you from the Performance Learning Center in Athens. I just started here yeterday, so I'm a little new at this. I have Tourette's, which is my main reason for comming here. This blog will be used for my computer applications class. I will be posting my completed assignments here, for God and everyone to see, so feel free so send me a comment, or ask a question about Tourette's. If you are a fellow student at the PLC, hopefully my work will be able to help someone out. I know I'll be asking a lot of questions about our school through our blogs!
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