I personally was a little confused how to go about spending my time with the online courses because, even though I homeschooled, these classes are harder AND require more reading/writing/exercise work that traditional on campus classes. I wanted to share how my schedule looks:- On Mondays and Wednesdays I get up at about 8, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays I sleep more like until 7:30.
- On Tuesdays and Thursdays I work on my biology for about 1 1/2 hours when I first get up - and I ONLY work on that class. It's a little hard not to get distracted by other classes but for me I really need to spend sole time on each class. So I check updates, do discussion boards, read lecture notes, and maybe work on some reading/writing/exercise assignments if I have time. I take a break in this time too and check my sites and get breakfast. I do the same thing Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays except I work on homework.
- At 9 is coffee time with my mom and Nina! ;D
- At 10 I put my makeup on, clean up my stuff, run errands, whatever.
- At 11 on Mondays and Wednesdays I work on Pychology. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I work on English.
- 12:30 is lunch time! I read, check websites, balance spoons on my nose, and whatever else.
- At 1:30 I practice piano.
- At 2:00 I work on homework, or another 1 1/2 hours of biology on Mondays and Wednesdays.
- Sometimes after all of that I still have work I have to do ESPECIALLY if I have a project coming up. If that's the case, I just work on it in the evening sometime.
That's how online classes work for me! I like make schedules and to-do-lists because I like to be really structured, but you can be as flexible as you want/need to be. The only thing I dislike about online classes is I tend to get a bit of cabin fever lol. But as long as I can get outside and run errands, I'm good. This semester has been a LOT easier than my last because I think I've been less stressed. I really, REALLY recommend designating certain days for certain subjects instead of doing a little bit of everything each day. I also recommend pulling your hair back and wearing comfy clothes - after all, you don't have to literally GO to class, so rock those sweatpants and cute tee shirts. ;D
Have you ever taken an online class?
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11 comments:
Online sounds nice! It'd be great not to have to do my makeup and wear contacts at 5:30 am... All of my classes have been on-campus (I commute), but homework assignments are becoming more and more online/digital.
Thank you for commenting on my blog. I really like yours. I honestly have never met anyone homeschooled but it sounds really interesting and productive. I like how you have an schedule and everything (I'm not very organized). Anyways, let me know if you would like to follow each other, bye!
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Hmm, it's tricky and you might get all the distraction but I think taking online classes is the way to do things nowadays. :)
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Sounds like a good schedule, Lydia. :-)
I talked / thought about on-line classes when I graduated but my interest was with writing and though you can learn some good things through courses, I also knew that was something I could better through practice and advice of people who were authors / writers. Being home-schooled neither my parents nor me wanted to go to college because it's usually a "liberal" education and my parents weren't about to have their 18 years of teaching un-done while I am not impressed with what I read / hear about college campus. To each their own though.
Good for you in making this work - I sure hope it continues to go well for you!!
you look so busy! online class always amazing! Be tricky and have fun too
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@Marian: A lot of my friends that take classes at the campus say how much is online now. Even a lot of their quizzes are!
@Fleur Chelsea: Thanks! It was fun being homeschooled, but so far I'm REALLY enjoying my college classes. I'll check out your blog again!
@Chai Chen: It is easy to get distracted. I really enjoy online classes, though. :)
@Rissi: I can see what you mean. Colleges can be really risky these days. Right now I'm at a junior college, but when I transfer to a university I'm still going to live at home. I really really REALLY do not want to live in a dorm. Like ever lol. But as you said - to each their own. Thanks for your wishes, love! ♥
@Jessille: They really are. And thanks for letting me know about your giveaway! :)
I actually find online classes really easy, I think it's too easy, they don't cover most of the stuff you would actually cover in classes.
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My online classes cover MORE material than campus ones because we have to do a lot more writing to take place of class interaction. But I guess some schools differ. Thanks for following! :)
I had online classes but, as a teacher. That was a year ago when I was still a senior in college. I taught basic english to high school korean students. In my opinion, though online classes are fun, classes in school are still more effective.
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That's really cool that you taught online classes! Yeah, the experience is different for everyone. Okay, thanks for following! I'll check out your blog. :)
When I went to university, only a few of my classes were online. While I think its great that you can save money living at home etc, I also think the experience you gain from going to university, meeting people, etc is very important. I am very much an introvert person as well, but having to put myself out there was the best thing I could have done.
If I didn't go to university, I wouldn't have met my best friend/love of my life.
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