I am a teacher and I love working with teens. I am one of their favorite teachers because I do sit down and listen to them. I allow them to cry on my shoulder and have been noted as a second mother to many of my students. I enjoy answering questions from teens about their lives and when school is back in session I will have my students help me with the advice by asking them what they would do so hopefully that will further help any and all questions that do come my way.
Gender: Female
Location: California
Occupation: Language Arts Teacher
Age: 34
Member Since: July 4, 2006
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Hi bettyboopstr ( love your name by the way) I am a 42 year old woman. I am married. and have 3 children. I have been a factory worker for many years but would love to get into some kind of counceling work. Preferably family counceling but am open to other possibilities. My problem is time. I live in a low income area of kenticky. The closest University to me would be a round trip of 3 hours. This would be very difficult for me wiht my work schedule and my family as well. I have been considering ditance learning. I see many programs offered on the internet ( PCDI, Penn Foster etc.) How can I be sure upon completing a program like this that I would be qualified to work in said field or whether or not that typt of degree would even be acceptable. I want to do this very badly as I feel it is my calling but I certainly don't want to waste my time or money either. Any ideas or suggestions would be very appreciated. thanks (link)
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I suggest you sit down with your husband and make a plan. I am single and made it through despite many years of obstacles but the one thing I made sure to do was to complete it. I am going on year 8 with two quarters to go. When there is a passion, it does not matter how long it takes you, it just matters if you finish.
As far as not knowing what to pursue I suggest talking to a University admissions counselor. They may have some sort of tests you can take that will determine what degree you want to pursue. Just so you know, the first two years are the exploration years anyway and so an A.A in Liberal Arts wouldnt be a bad idea because there you would get a taste of all the classes and perhaps form some type of opinion on what you want to do.
As far as the distance goes, maybe you guys could move closer to the university or take online classes that are offered from the university that you talked about. Perhaps the first year you could do all online courses to demonstrate to yourself and your family how serious you are and then maybe that would help your husband decide if you should move closer to the University.
I hope that this helped and keep in touch as to what your plans are for the future. Good Luck!! (and remember, its not an easy road but the uneasy roads are the most rewarding)
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i hate math...me and math will never understand each other...i always get c's on my report card...i was in tutoring but that did'nt help much....my parents give me a hard time on it all the time..and all my friends are really good at it...my parents are always saying look at my friends there doing perfect in it...wat do i do??? (link)
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I teach Language Arts and I could not do math to save my life. Most students are really good at one or the other and your brain just happens to be more fond of the other classes. You may need some tutoring but you know what, you are doing well cause at least you are passing with a "c".
Be proud of what you can accomplish and stop putting yourself down for the things you dont understand. If you are getting to the failing point, thats when you need to seek out a tutor but for now, just relax and enjoy being a kid.
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my parents give me a hard time about studying..they make me feel like i'm stupid...i hate it...i come back frm school and do all my homework and when i'm done my dad is all like "go study...and i'm like i did.."i'm finished"...then he goes..."oh..so no wonder ur grades are bad"...and my mom if i ask her a quesition she eexplains it to me and if i still don't understand it then she gets really pissed off at me...she says i'm not paying attension...then my mom's friend always calls in and says my son got a 100 on this...wat did ur daughter get....and my mom's all like an 85...she sounds embarresed...so that's why i can't ever show her any of my grades that i'm proud of....or ask her any questions...that's why i always make a low A...B's and sometimes high C's...i've tried tutoring but that does'nt help...even the tutor gets pissed off at me...how can i make my grades be higher w/o getting my parents invovled??? (link)
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I think its great that you care about your grades and its also cool that your parents want you to succeed. I am not only a teacher but a parent and my son and I go through the same crap with my sister-in-law. I hate it when report cards come out and she counts all of her A's and says how perfect she is. She is only 7. As a parent, I feel like I have neglected my son and perhaps he too should be pulling the same grades; however, all kids are different. We all learn in different ways. I suggest you find out what ways you are able to learn and run with that. For example, if you are a visual learner, you need to see more pictures to understand things. A tactile person needs to feel things for them to understand the material. There is also the auditorial learner where if a person hears a lecture they easily get it. Find out where you lie and perhaps that will help you.
As far as your parents are concerned, its not right for them to yell at you at all but it is in their nature because they are frustrated. My guess is that they see you study but do not understand themselves why you are confused over the material. I also suggest seeking out the teacher, they can also help.
No matter what happens, Good luck!! And keep in touch as I am curious if this will help you or not.
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