3/23/10

I was incredibly pleased by my grade on the test. No one can deny that little hint of pride in hearing that you got the highest grade in the class. Putting that aside, I realized that I was afflicted with a bit of the apathetic sense you mentioned that I was learning things for a test rather than learning things for later use in the business world. I guess it has been easier for me to see the translation from classroom to business world in classes such as Accounting or Business Statistics. This class seems to be taking a bit more imagination. I think that the case studies assist in this transformation, and the Access seems directly geared towards it also, but I may need to put a bit more thought into the general information that I am learning. Your commentary throughout the slides also provides some assistance in this area.

I liked that we had a whole lot of tech news reports today. Though at the beginning of the year I was a bit wary of them, I have to admit I have grown a little bit fond of them. I still have some trouble getting up and volunteering, though I'm not sure what the hold-up is. Laziness? My natural inclination to sit back and just observe? Fear of the gigantic class? Whatever it is, its not too gripping, I'm sure I can get over it.

When you opened the class with, "Today and Thursday, it's going to get a bit technical," it gave me goosebumps, but it turned out not to be too bad.

The Access homework is going well. I have come up with a few roadblocks, but the whole program is pretty user friendly and I have gotten myself out of some sticky situations. Though I still have one problem with some backward relationships that is eluding all of my attempts to overcome it. You may just be seeing me in your office sometime these during these next couple days.