What have you been putting off doing? Why?
I’ve been
putting off writing my second research paper for my early childhood education
professional development class. This is
unusual for me because when it comes to school, I’ve always been very
self-disciplined with assignments and classes.
I completed half my Bachelor’s degree through online classes and ALL of
my Master’s degree that way. In order to do well in online classes, you have to
be self-disciplined and able to work totally independently. The class I am taking now, which I started in
January or February (can’t remember exactly) is an independent study class, and
I have as much time as I need to complete it since it is not a class I need to
take in order to update or receive a child care certification. I am just taking
it for my own knowledge and information. At any rate, I think this is the
problem for me….there’s no deadline, no end date. And as much as I enjoy writing, and it
generally comes easily to me, it’s not personal experience essays. It’s
research, where I am to notate every source within the paper and include an
outline in the beginning and reference list in the end, which I don’t enjoy
doing so much. I ALWAYS enjoyed going to
school and taking classes, and I never thought there’d be a day that I’d have
to make myself complete a class. I
sometimes think about going back for another degree, but the older I get, the
less desire I have to do this. I’d
rather spend the extra time I have enjoying my family now. So, why have I put this paper off? Because my
family and friends have been visiting and my weekends and evenings are better
spent with them at this time in my life.
BUT, I have committed to the class, and I will finish it, giving 100%!!
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