Friday, March 6, 2009

Reflection 1

This coming school week will most likely be like any other school week. There are no big exams or papers due. My challenges include finishing up the last two week's work of this blog and registering in myreadinglab.com. There will be homework I need to keep up with. I find it a little difficult to motivate myself enough to actually start on homework for my classes, but once I start I usually keep going until I finish.
I know this week I'll find it hard to concentrate on my studies because of my younger brother, Chris. He's a senior in high school and is waiting on letters on behalf of his acceptance or denial of admissions to the colleges he applied for. The anticipation is palpable whenever I am around him. I get nervous just thinking about it too because I want him to succeed. I really wish he would calm down a little though. Then perhaps I can feel the pressure less and concentrate on what is going on in my life rather than his. I need all the concentration I can get because of all the homework and studying I need to finish.
I don't anticipate any other problems during this week. With the right mindset and environment, I should be able to finish all I need to for next week. The only thing different I should be doing is trying to concentrate more. Therefore, my challenges for this week include doing homework, studying, and making sure I can concentrate while doing so. I can use a few things I learned from my Read 96 class to achieve this week's goals: concentrate on doing homework or studying in 20 minute intervals. Hopefully all goes well.