What would YOU do?
They should teach a course called consequences to kids in high school. We see these after school specials that tell us, "don't do drugs," "don't get pregnant," "don't do things just to be cool," "don't give in to peer pressure." But the biggest and most important life lesson that they never seemed to teach is: your actions and inactions which at the time may seem inconsequential, can have a huge effect on your future. Never assume that something small won't come back to kick you in the ass.
Let me tell you a story.
Once upon a time there was a young headstrong boy who was attending classes at the University of Calgary. He had a good opinion of himself and had developed a world-view that he felt was fairly level.
He took this cockiness and stubborness into a first year Religious Studies course on Eastern Religion.
During the first class he got into an argument with the teacher on the nature of belief and religion. They were talking about the definition of religion. The teacher claimed that Religion can only be based on the belief in a powerful being or spirit.
The headstrong individual argued that this is not entirely true. What about Idolotry, and cults of personality. He believed that the beliefs and worship of the followers could be considered to match those who are devout followers of more substantiated faiths.
After being insulted by the teacher. The teacher's exact words are not on file, but it did involve: Thank you for your opinion, but maybe you aren't clear on what you are talking about.
Unfortunately the young boy became angry at the teacher and made a decision to no longer attend the classes. The syllabus made no mention of class assignments, but there ended up being a couple. So I missed them and therefore didn't get as high of a grade as I could have.
Now becuase of this grade I have a big decision to make. Let me tell you one more thing. "After review of your application the faculty has determined that you are not competitive compared to the other applicants for this department."
Read it a few times, I did.
So now I have to decide on what I'm going to do.
1. Go home in September and take a few courses to boost my gpa. Come back to Taiwan in January for 8 months.
2. Go home at Xmas and take course starting in January and stay in Canada during the summer and hope I get in for 2006.
3. Go home for summer session this year so that I can then come back to Taiwan for a full year.
4. Take a correspondance course that will allow me to continue working and will also help boost my gpa.
Each decision has its pros and cons. I just need to take a few days to figure out which one is the right one for me.
What would you do?
Let me tell you a story.
Once upon a time there was a young headstrong boy who was attending classes at the University of Calgary. He had a good opinion of himself and had developed a world-view that he felt was fairly level.
He took this cockiness and stubborness into a first year Religious Studies course on Eastern Religion.
During the first class he got into an argument with the teacher on the nature of belief and religion. They were talking about the definition of religion. The teacher claimed that Religion can only be based on the belief in a powerful being or spirit.
The headstrong individual argued that this is not entirely true. What about Idolotry, and cults of personality. He believed that the beliefs and worship of the followers could be considered to match those who are devout followers of more substantiated faiths.
After being insulted by the teacher. The teacher's exact words are not on file, but it did involve: Thank you for your opinion, but maybe you aren't clear on what you are talking about.
Unfortunately the young boy became angry at the teacher and made a decision to no longer attend the classes. The syllabus made no mention of class assignments, but there ended up being a couple. So I missed them and therefore didn't get as high of a grade as I could have.
Now becuase of this grade I have a big decision to make. Let me tell you one more thing. "After review of your application the faculty has determined that you are not competitive compared to the other applicants for this department."
Read it a few times, I did.
So now I have to decide on what I'm going to do.
1. Go home in September and take a few courses to boost my gpa. Come back to Taiwan in January for 8 months.
2. Go home at Xmas and take course starting in January and stay in Canada during the summer and hope I get in for 2006.
3. Go home for summer session this year so that I can then come back to Taiwan for a full year.
4. Take a correspondance course that will allow me to continue working and will also help boost my gpa.
Each decision has its pros and cons. I just need to take a few days to figure out which one is the right one for me.
What would you do?
2 Comments:
hmmm...
i presume this is for entry into the faculty of ed...
you figure this is your calling?
i would probably go for #3. you'll know whether you're in or out quickly. but then again... how many courses are you taking? 3 or more in one session? if so, it could be tough (at least for me).
as for #4, i've never taken one before. most likely will take extra motivation on your part. will save you a trip home though. if the course is self contained, it's a good alternate choice.
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bubba, at 9:37 p.m.
I'd do #3 or #4 ...
By
Kyle, at 10:37 a.m.
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