Lesson Learned
Phew! What an intense week it has been for me, homework wise! I can’t believe how much work I had, and it’s only week three. I love taking Evening and Weekend classes, but the one poor thing about taking multiple ones is that sometimes you get bogged down with homework from both teachers at the same time. That was definitely the case for me this week. I had three major projects due all on the same day!
Over the weekend I wrote a 20-page fiction piece for my Writer’s Workshop. I wish I had started earlier on it, because by the last night of working on it I was really struggling to finish it. Every five minutes I was taking breaks from the computer to stretch, surf the web, or watch a bit of television. Finally I sat myself down and pumped out the last eight pages, but it was killer. Next time I will have to start working much sooner! Okay, lesson learned.
My other two assignments were from my biology class. I had to turn in a lab and study for a quiz (yes, tests and quizzes do exist at Evergreen, they just aren’t that prevalent). This wasn’t as tough as what I had to turn in the following day. My teacher wants us to find science articles that pertain to some of the subjects covered in class, and write up a summary, as well as find citations for every person or institution mentioned in the article. Easier than it sounds when you only give yourself two days to do any research. I found myself scrambling to find citations, and I was having absolutely no luck with some of the people. So I learned my lesson one more time; make more time to do you homework!
Fortunately I was able to turn everything in on time. I got my quiz back yesterday: 100%! Yeah, I felt pretty good about that one, so I just had to brag to y’all.