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Oct. 29th, 2005 10:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geekchickToday is Boomtime, day 10 in the season of The Aftermath, 3271.
I just dropped my program design class because I'm several weeks behind in my assignments and just can't seem to force myself to sit down and catch up; I also don't see my performance here getting any better. I was doing well grade-wise, but I found myself using any excuse to avoid sitting down and doing homework. I really don't seem to have the discipline to take an online class that has no official assignment due dates (there are recommendations so that you finish your work in time, but there's no penalty if you don't turn your work in or take the exam when the syllabus suggests); I had similar problems last time around with my web design class, and I should've taken that into account when signing up for this one. It's especially hard to stay motivated if the class is in a subject area that doesn't particularly interest me all that much. I was taking this class, to be honest, more because I felt I ought to and because it was listed as a prerequisite for the other programming classes than because I seriously wanted to. Maybe I'll try again in the spring, or even better, take the class on campus if there's a section that doesn't conflict with the four to six conference calls I have to listen in on at work during a normal week and isn't at 9 AM. Or perhaps just read through the book before January and then go straight for the intro Java class.
I just dropped my program design class because I'm several weeks behind in my assignments and just can't seem to force myself to sit down and catch up; I also don't see my performance here getting any better. I was doing well grade-wise, but I found myself using any excuse to avoid sitting down and doing homework. I really don't seem to have the discipline to take an online class that has no official assignment due dates (there are recommendations so that you finish your work in time, but there's no penalty if you don't turn your work in or take the exam when the syllabus suggests); I had similar problems last time around with my web design class, and I should've taken that into account when signing up for this one. It's especially hard to stay motivated if the class is in a subject area that doesn't particularly interest me all that much. I was taking this class, to be honest, more because I felt I ought to and because it was listed as a prerequisite for the other programming classes than because I seriously wanted to. Maybe I'll try again in the spring, or even better, take the class on campus if there's a section that doesn't conflict with the four to six conference calls I have to listen in on at work during a normal week and isn't at 9 AM. Or perhaps just read through the book before January and then go straight for the intro Java class.
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Date: 2005-10-29 02:08 pm (UTC)I can relate. No deadline definitely makes it harder for me to do coursework. For me, it's come from years of the bad habit of doing assignments the night before they were do and the negative reinforcement of still getting good grades on them. :-)
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Date: 2005-11-04 04:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-29 04:23 pm (UTC)I'm curious... what is curriculum like? What exactly is this class about?
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Date: 2005-11-04 04:33 pm (UTC)Problem is, I just don't have the discipline to sit down and do homework and take exams when there are no actual due dates other than "Dec. 16". Maybe I'll try again when my concentration levels are better.