The main reason was that I only went to class twice.

In my defense I had a pretty legitimate reason for not going – my kids. See my mother and father-in-law usually take care of the kids most of the time but they went out the country and so I had to help my wife with the kids. This got me totally exhausted.

On top of that I had 3 major projects that all needed to be completed during that same time frame so I had no time/energy left for school.

The good news is that the grade will not affect my GPA as it is not an accredited class. The other good news is that I am taking it again this coming semester and I will try to finish it early so I can take another class during the same period. If I can do this I will not have wasted any money or time.

We will see how it goes.

I am planning on going tonight though as I have that option.

Personally I have so many things going on other the next 3 weeks that it isn’t even funny. For some reason though I am charged and ready to tackle all of them. That includes the remaining 4 test that I need to take to finish this class.

Wish me luck!

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As I was walking to the building from the parking lot my conscious was telling me “don’t drop the class, don’t drop it”. I actually listened to my conscious this time and walked to class instead of the admin building. Once there I sat down and began to read the boring “online book” and algebraic mumbo jumbo.

Once I was own with the last chapter I need to read to take the test I clicked on the click and it was giving me some weird message about something not being complete. I called the administrator over and he looked at the message and asked if I had done the homework. “What homework?” I asked felling kind of goofy. He had me click on a link and point to a list of homework assignments that needed to be done before you can take the test.

I was kind of bummed about having to do even more work before the test but decided to take a go at it anyway.

To my surprise the homework is really cool. The homework consisted of 10 questions that you had to provide the answer to. Not really that cool since that is usually what homework is. What was cool about it was that if you gave it a wrong answer it would sit there and go step-by=step with you to where you would need to give the answer for each step until you got to the correct answer at the end. Once you got the correct answer it would then give you a similar problem to make sure that you understand the steps correctly.

This was good for me because it really brought out the areas that I was not very strong in and then showed me how to do the problem correctly.

I was hooked.

I proceeded to do my other 2 homework assignments and then was ready for the test.

The test wasn’t much different then the homework in except that it was 17 questions and does not tell you whether you got the answer correct until the end. I ended up getting an 87% on my first test (I am usually a “B” student so this fits).

Now I have 2 weeks left and 4 tests to take. I am able to come in twice a week and do my homework from home so I do not see any issue getting that done.

So basically I am taking an 8 week course in 4 weeks. Not  bad.

Well since I am paying for it (and getting a break on my taxes for paying for it), I might as well go and learn something. I really cannot wait until next semester so I can take a real class and actually participate in something.

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I have found out that math classes are a “work at your own pace” type of class where you sit at a computer and do your work. The instructor walks around and answers any questions that you may have. That is kind of cool because I should be able to rocket through this class pretty quick. This brings me to…

More news…

I found out that the current class that I am taking is not accredited which sucks. I guess it is considered a remedial class and therefore does not even qualify as an elective. All I can say is that I wish I would have know that before. The good news is that people have successfully started in the remedial class and worked though both it and the class after it all in one semester.

I need to do it in 6 weeks so we will see how it goes. I think I can get through the first class very quick so that should give me some time to try and get through the second class.

So much for only taking one class this semester!

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This is not a habit that I want to get in to.

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Anyway, I am only taking one class during the second half of this semester but will have taken 8 units in this semester when I am done.

That’s pretty cool.

Anyway, Algebra is not that exciting but I will write as I get inspired.

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