Lou FCD
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| Quote (Henry J @ Aug. 22 2008,13:08) | | That's sort of like when somebody puts a clipping from a flower in a pot with only water in it, and it somehow grows - without even any access to any dirt. :p |
Yeah, exactly! I just never really thought about it. It's magic!!!! :) (No son, it's science.)
| Quote (cogzoid @ Aug. 22 2008,13:10) | | I wish I did the same thing. A physics prof I had in college described his method when he was a student. He would recopy the entire lecture in pen in a new notebook every night, correcting mistakes and carefully redrawing diagrams, etc. He still has those notebooks and uses them to construct his own lectures. Most undergrad physics hasn't budged in a hundred years, so they work just fine. Of course, I didn't hear the story until I was done with classes in grad school. By then it was too late! |
I think I might apply the same technique to my precalc class, especially since between the notes and the homework, I'm about halfway through my notebook already anyway!
| Quote (Spottedwind @ Aug. 22 2008,16:51) | I wanted to quickly throw out a word of thanks and support for this thread. Not only is it great that you are going back to college, but I love hearing about it.
I received my BS in Wildlife Biology 7 years ago but am not yet in my field; heck, I'm not even in biology right now. I've got a simple state job that pays the bills, but it leaves me missing science to no end. For the past few months, I've been lurking here, PT, and many other places (when our internet filters let them through) to try to get a fix when I can. I'm still applying for jobs, volunteering at a zoo, and trying to remember that I'm still young and that there is no maximum age to begin an entry level position. Still, I get discouraged sometimes and it seems like a cubicle farm is all I'll ever see.
You posting about the classes kind of helps me to re-energize. Coming here in general does that, but to see your excitement about learning is kind of contagious. I feel like I haven't used much of my knowledge in the past few years and reading over this thread is a great mental exercise. How much do I remember? Did I ever learn that? It helps me to gain a bit more confidence to get up, dust off, and keep trying.
But I digress. I wish you the best of luck on the entire endeavor and thanks again for posting about it!
(This post ended up longer than planned...I've been meaning to de-lurk for sometime...guess I waited too long :D ) |
Thanks for joining the conversation, Spottedwind. I'm glad this thread helps you to pick yourself up, and also that it moved you to delurk.
Besides being the one productive job that I might be able to do with my screwed up spine, part of the impetus for me doing this is the desperate need for teachers in our area. Here in Onslow County, NC, we're expecting an influx of about 11,000 Marines (or maybe more) in the next few years, plus their families, plus civilian support staff, plus their families. All totaled, we're expecting 40k to 200k people (depends on exactly what the Corps does, and whose figures you're looking at). That means there are going to be a boatload of kids needing teachers in the not too distant future. And some of those teachers will need to be Science teachers.
It's not a bad place to live if you can deal with the ultra-right-wing nationalism that runs a little rampant in a military town. Just something for you to consider.
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