Jeeze, sounds like i've got it pretty easy. I have a 15 hour schedule right now, but i usually only spend about 9 hours in class during any given week, 3 of which are ROTC class hours that I'm required to attend. Then for homework, i'll spend roughly 1.5 hours per week. unless I have tests, in which case add an extra hour to study for that.
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1.5 hours?!Originally Posted by Eville
I can't even figure out how much homework I actually have in that long!
How about you do some of mine to even things out?
I got three hours of sleep last night because this week is apparently when everyone doubles the homework assignments. I had almost ten chapters to read from multiple books, six pages of typed journal pages, and a couple worksheets to type up. I have an eight page paper due in two weeks, plus what ever other insanity my theology class assigns in that time period. That still leaves me with my harshest taskmistress (my wife), who I think is getting frustrated with my general absence from family activities and projects.
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Things are moving along nicely. I had a little break from heavy homework with a Fine Arts class. Lots of class work, but no tests and no homework except for two projects. One was easy because I had a great partner. The other was a bit of a bear because my randomly assigned "partner" disappeared until 9 PM the evening before the project was due. I did the whole thing, as I'm certain she expected. Granted, I expected I would be doing most of it after I first met her, but a little help of some sort would have been nice.
My wife is fast losing her patience. Since I'm getting straight A's, I think she's pushing my envelope a bit. My time for homework and study is getting tighter and tighter. I got my first A- in Managerial Finance. All A's up until that point. I think I'll live. One little thing to think about though. I didn't do the extra credit problem on the Finance project because I was too tired (It was 2AM). The problem was pretty easy, but only worth a couple of points. After calculating things out, doing that problem would have brought me up to an A.
A little lesson learned in life. Perserverance is the difference between good and excellent.
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And group projects are much harder than they are ever worth. I got burned in every single group project I participated in sans one in grad school. Too much bullshit, and the prof never cares that any group member is a flake.
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I did not go to college until I was in my late 20's. I got a part time job at the college in the computer lab. It was a way I could work on my homework and still get paid. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do but it clearly showed me what I am capable of doing. If I had to work a normal 40 hour a week job I really do not think I could of done as well as I did. I graduated with a 3.8 grade point average and I was hired to work at the place I last internship with for school. So all in all going back to college is certainly worth the struggles. Keep up the good work!
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the trick is being that flake
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Group projects have a purpose in fostering/developing teamwork and leadership. They also make it easier for the prof. to grade the class. Even with a two person group, they now have half the grading to do. It also raises the average grades in the class. I think they are a good tool when used properly. Excessive use can lead to frustrated acheivers feeling like they are carrying under-achievers on their backs, and a general cheapening of the earned grade.
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When I was in engineering classes - EVERYTHING we did was a group project - homework, take home tests, projects, etc. It appeared to me to be a bunch of shell shocked rats clinging to a scrap of wood during a flood...
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