I Just Wanna Be Average: Questions: 07/11/11

!. Rose's experience in vocational education was a little sad. The teachers seems as though they dont care about their jobs and treat the kids poorly. For example in his English class, they read Julius Caeser over and over, never striving for better or more challenging.
2. Vocational ed. was supposed to help with economics, however it pretty much sucked the life outta the kids. They were thrown into a place where no one really cared. I think Vocational Ed. took their educational growth and stunted it. It's hard for him to catch up because he was finding faulty ways of doing the equations.
3.For kids like Ken Harvey, they are "outsiders" who in order to fit in amongst others, refer to themselves as normal, average just to be left alone.
4.College is pretty much all self motivating. The classes are hard and the syllabus tells you what is due when, not the teacher. you are expected to hold your own weight and stand on your own feet. Basically I would suggest keeping a planner and writing down the days homework assignments in one defined place and just taking it one step at a time. You will start to feel accomplished as you check off things that are due, and before you know it you may find yourself ahead of the class because you have everything organized and know what is due. Also ASK QUESTIONS.. never be afraid to ask as many questions as you need to in order to understand what is expected of you.
5. I believe we are the same in the sense of I am HORRIBLE at math. I've been in normal classes, but alot of times I have trouble with the workload. I am managing my family and school and for many that is really easy, for me it isnt so easy. I love spending time with my kids and can get carried away doing my' kids homework with them and then cooking and cleaning. My first quarter of college, I did poorly and when I physically saw my grades I was appalled. I knew I could do better, and was very disappointed in myself. This semester I am determined to get at least a 3.0 GPA if not better, I also want to do well so I can start my work study job!