Ok..so it's been almost two weeks since I began my "Educational Experience" and I need to update this thing...
Classes were almost what I expected them to be. Psychology is indeed a lot of reading and retention, which I have a small problem with, but I am working on that using various different techniques. I like the course and the instructor and so far I'm doing pretty well
English is fairly easy. After all...it's what I speak, right? A few pointers I have picked up from the instructor. Finding prepositions, subjects, verbs and adverbs are fairly new to me. I have all my points so far this quarter so I must be learning something.
Math...now here's a problem. First of all, I think that "Placement Test" is a bunch of crap. I knew going in that I had no concept of Algebra, yet the test put me into Introduction to Algebra. The instructor, while being very good, seemed to go over the material too fast for me. Even if I understood it, I didn't know what to do with all them xs' and ys' and got fairly lost after the first two classes. I paid a visit to my advisor and told him I thought I was in a class that was a little advanced for me at this time. He agreed with my position and helped me find the math class preceding the Intro to Algebra. I had to petition the class, but there wasn't a problem since it wasn't close to being full. We use a program called Alecks. Its a computer based program that first gives you an assessment test and then computes what you are lacking. The program then assembles learning modules in those sections you don't do well in. Its a gradual increase in learning as you go through the program all the way up to the higher levels of math. As I have been going through it there are times when I can remember some of it and some of it is like brand new to me. It's working.
The kids I go to school with (and I only call them kids as they are so much younger than me) have all been very friendly. I have made friends in every class and it's nice to have someone know your name in such a big crowd and be able to find someone to talk with during breaks. There are a few "older" people going to OC as well. We usually always say hi, whether you know them or not. They are the easiest ones to talk to...lol
More to come later..........
