As a freshman in
college there is still so much I need to learn. Not just school wise, but how
to live on my own, and how to balance life.
I have started out
with smaller goals pertaining to my classes. One of my goals is to actually
study the material I am given and try to understand how and why it is
important. I want to come away from this semester knowing I learned all that I
could and that I took advantage of my education. I also am working on doing all
of the assigned homework the day it is actually given, and not wait until the
last minute to start on it. As it says in “Everybody is Ignorant Only on Different
Subjects” “fun at that moment…is no
freedom at all.” That was my problem, I wanted to go have fun instead of
actually get my work done and then go play. With this goal, my semester will be
less stressful and will help enhance my education.
I believe that a
huge part of learning is getting enough rest to stay awake in classes and to be
able to stay focused on what I am doing. The first semester I had here I did
not sleep at all. I got about 3-4 hours of sleep a night. As a result I had
poor grades and fell asleep in most of my classes. My goal this semester is to
be able to get in bed at a decent time (a decent time being before 11:30 on
weekdays and at curfew on weekends) and receive the sleep I need to preform my
work well.
I have also decided
to put into action what my teachers have taught me. I want to be able to retain
the information I have learned and not lose it the second I am done with my
last final. What good will that do me? So, what better way to remember everything,
than by actually using it? I have already started by making my text messages
punctuated with the correct spelling and grammar.
I have also noticed
in myself that if I have a question or something that I do not understand, I am
usually not brave enough to ask my teacher or a peer how to do it. My goal is
to ask my teacher a question when I have one instead of claiming defeat and
leaving my problem unsolved.
In the past I have
figured that if I show up to class and do the assignments I will be ok. This is
not the case, just showing up to class will do me no good if I am not there
actively engaged. MY plan is to be in class and not just a warm body in a seat.
My goal is to learn to take good useful notes that will help me study for my
tests and get good grades.
