It has been a Joy Ride (also the title of Chapter 1) of the the novel Traffic Stop: Human Division by Stacey L Cahill, that is not over! https://scahilllinebywine.org. I am blessed to offer creativity and consultation to such a massive topic. I’m thankful to Tankashula (God) for the opportunity join in the efforts to Advocate against Human Trafficking. And to add my voice and suffering to Missing & Murdered Indigenous People a call for justice.
My hardest learning experience has been time management. I have always used most hours of my days responsibly but I held on to a few time wasters. Yes, I did.
I’m positive this lesson was ongoing for 91.1% of my life.
I would omit a time waster only to find that I had replaced it with a different time waster. Over and over I did this.
However, I learned not to waste time a few years ago, this is how it happened. One day I was wasting time walking with a few friends. That lead to routine workouts and running in a marathon! The marathon was not the time waster the marathon was the success of learning time management. I learned to succeed by not wasting time. Conditioning for the marathon taught me how to organize my time.
A Failure
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91.1% of the time I have not been successful in math. I am, however, still working on building up my skill level.
I hated 91.1% of a biology class a few years ago. It was difficult and labor intensive. I don’t mind hard work but I didn’t understand the science and so I couldn’t do the work (grrr). That biology class reminds me of my current attitude toward math. The only reason I did not fail was because I had an instructor who really cared, he displayed what is known as “withitness” in teaching. Also, my family supported my learning as well and they were willing to help with the experiments. So, I only hated learning 😊!
I am inquisitive by nature. I think I was born asking questions, as a matter of fact I can remember (with a smile) that my mother used say, “Lisa! No more questions for a while”. So, I believe that the desire to learn is within me and that makes learning pleasurable and natural.
91.1% of my learning experiences have been AWESOME. When I learn something especially the big lessons in life or in the education program here at Chadron State College, my brain lights up and I am sure I can feel the endorphins running through my brain in bursts of excitement.
The bursts of excitement that I feel is what I hope all children can experience. That is one reason why I want to become a teacher! Learning is super amazing and powerful.
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