
It has been a little while since I last updated, and during that period I decided it was finally time to return to school and finish my A.S. Degree at Jefferson State. I have completed 74 SH of credit, but I lack only Calculus before completing the requirements for my degree before transferring to the University of Alabama. It has been almost 2 years since I first attempted Calculus, but at the time I was also taking Business Statistics II, Accounting II, and going through a messy divorce, so my mind wasn’t exactly in it.
I finally decided that it was ridiculous to leave a degree hanging with only the one class remaining, so on impulse I re-applied to Jefferson State and registered for the class, which I take Monday and Wednesday nights. I also purchased Calculus For Dummies so I’m all set!
What I’ve learned now that my mind is able to focus on it, and since I’ve spent a lot of the intervening time brushing up on Algebra techniques (specifically factoring), is that Calculus isn’t so scary. It also isn’t easy – but it is something that has a certain amount of logic to it. Although I’ll never be an Engineer more than likely, I do see the benefit of having some exposure to the class. I find it easy to set aside time in the afternoons to do homework, and I think it is better for me to have a goal to focus on, and for the first time in a couple of years I feel good about where I’m heading.
The important thing for me, is that I’m doing something with my time that I believe is beneficial. Although it is a class I don’t really “like” I wouldn’t have that feeling without taking it, which actually makes it easier to work through.
Well, I figure I will end this post without rambling too much further, but will close with a quote from Oscar Wilde that sums up what I’ve learned by returning to school:
“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”





