Taking It Up A Notch in the Final Module

Hi, Everyone!

Well, y’all—we made it! We have officially entered the Fourth Module, and I am ultra-excited because this is gonna be the busiest module of my sophomore year. Check this out, y’all: I’ve got General Psychology at 8am CST, then there’s Mathematics for Elementary Teachers at 10:30am CST, and then there’s Intermediate Algebra at 1pm CST (I had to take a math elective, and this was the best one that I could choose. Now, as if that ain’t enough, I’m taking a 6pm CST class on Mondays and Wednesdays only, called Psychology of Exceptional Students. That class sounds like it’s gonna be some kinda interesting, and it also sounds like fun, too. I kinda can’t wait to take that 6pm class, because it kinda makes me wonder if I’m an exceptional student. As a matter of fact, that brings to mind a thought-provoking question: What are the characteristics of an exceptional student?

I shall find out this evening in my inaugural class session.

Oh, and lest I forget, I also want to let y’all know the results of my finals. Now, I’m really trying not to brag when I say this, but I was untouchable in my final exams. I know for a fact that I aced my Language Arts K-8 final, but when time came for me to take my Spanish II final… well, let me put it in a very delicate tone: I was like a whisper in the wind—y’all couldn’t see me! I zipped past that Spanish II final like it was nothing… I mean, I got every question correct. Hell, I even got the bonus question correct! Although it was optional, I still answered the question; I was asked to write a paragraph about an influence in my life, and I chose my Uncle Anthony. I don’t remember all that I had written, but I do know that I said: Mi tío Antonio es una gran influencia en mi vida, simplemente porque él es un maestro legendario, al igual que su padre antes que él. I basically said that my Uncle Anthony is a great influence in my life on account of he is a great teacher, much like my Grampa Clark.

And now, we enter the Fourth Module. So much is to be expected of me, but much like my personal theme song: Puedo y voy a llegar hasta el final. Puede ser difícil, pero voy a hacerlo, porque soy Natasha Renee Stewart, y yo soy un voz en este mundo!

I’ll holla at y’all later.

Smooches,

Natasha

Time To Take It Up A Notch!

Hi, Everyone!

Here it is, another Saturday afternoon, and I gotta tell y’all—I feel great. Granted, I’m worn out from the activities of the week, but I still have a smile on my face and that beautiful joy in my heart.

Okay, that was really corny, even for me… hahahaha! But it’s the truth, though—I am feelin’ fantastic, all things considered.

One of the reasons for this overexcitement is because I am about to enter the fourth week of the fourth and final module. Y’all know what this means: Summer School is right around the corner… hahaha! I’m excited about Summer School because I get to get an early start on my major. I’ve been taking a look at the classes that I need to take for my sophomore year, and from what I see, it ain’t gonna be easy. Just when I thought I was done with anything mathematical, I take a look in the catalog and discover that I have to take a damn math elective.

What the hell?! Didn’t I suffer enough in Geometry & Trigonometry? I’m just askin’!

Well, then again, there is a silver lining course called Foundations of Education—that sounds like it’s informative and fun… and I guess that I better take a look at this catalog and see which of these mathematic electives I want to take. Y’all oughta know me by now: I’m gonna pick a class that’s not as challenging. Hell, if you want me to tell the truth about it, if it were up to me—if I had had my way—I’d take Geometry & Trig all over again (oh, if it were only that easy). And even as I look at this catalog for a math elective, it seems as though this Abstract Algebra I class is the only course that I may be able to handle. However, in light of my mathematic miracles, I want to once again state for the record that I am not now, nor have I ever been, a math wiz.

And by the way: What the hell is a PRAXIS?!

It looks like I had better enjoy this “smooth sailing” while it lasts, because from what I can see, it doesn’t look like it’s gonna get any easier. Yet and still, I’m not gonna break—I can go the distance. Yes, it’s an uphill slope, but I ain’t gonna lose hope. I’ve come too far to give up now, especially when I know that I’ve got so many people back home in Cali rootin’ for me—I can and I will go the distance!

Well, that’s it for today. I’ll holla at y’all tomorrow with a special Sunday blog.

Hugs & Kisses,
Natasha