Blog #3 "University Days"

While attending Jr. High School, I was in a math class I will never forget in all my school years. I was in 7^th grade, and of course math was a required subject. On top of being a nervous 7^th grader, I got stuck with the worst teacher, Mrs. McNish, a student could have. Homework assignments began being assigned and I quickly began to fall behind. With teaching skills of assigning homework first, and then teaching the material (seemed a little backwards), I was quickly falling behind and almost failing the class. My parents helped as much as possible, and my dad is very good at Algebra, however, they felt the teacher was not fulfilling her teaching duties, so my dad attempted to communicate with her via email waiting days with no reply. Back then, there was a program, PowerSchool for teachers to communicate student’s grade information. Teachers could input students daily work grades to keep parents updated on their students class work. Parent teacher conferences arrived and Mrs. McNish informed my parents that she wasn’t very computer literate and also didn’t have the time to communicate through email as well as keeping grades posted in PowerSchool. After exhausting all resources my parents requested that the principle assign me to a different teacher for the next semester. This proved to be the appropriate action. I went from almost failing and not understanding anything to being taught material, doing homework and receiving an A in the class.

Blog #2 "On Keeping A Notebook"

I agree with Didion when referring to a notebook as “keeping in touch.” I think it sums up the everyday use and purpose of having a notebook. It’s a way for one to get things off their mind/chest that might be bugging them, or to just simply jot down memories they want to treasure so they can one day look back on; for one to remember the good times with friends and family. Sometimes a notebook can be used to write vigorously when having a bad day. To some, writing is a way to get rid of bad so it’s not holding on and continuously dragging one down.

I personally do not own a notebook of my own; however I have friends that write daily in their journals. In my eyes, I look at a journal as being one’s hobby/ lifestyles; expressing one’s personality. A journal can be related to many other things/ways people can express their emotions, thoughts and feelings. Instead of having a journal, some might draw out their thoughts and emotions, while others turn to friends/family to let it all out. Whether it’s physical or verbal, I believe that everyone should have some type of “journal” in their lives where they can feel comfortable in sharing their feelings, thoughts and emotions, rather than holding them inside.

Today’s technology has allowed the social media to skyrocket. With the establishments of chat sites such as Facebook and Twitter, via the internet, millions of viewers post there life daily. One could look at these chat sites in a positive or negative way. In the positive aspect, they allow you to keep in touch with distant relatives and friends. However, the negative side is that so many people out there post their entire life, making them vulnerable to bad individuals.

Blog #1 "About Me"

Hey guys! My name is Lynzie Heiniger and I'm 20 years old. I'm currently a junior at Washburn University. I'm applying this fall for the school of nursing hoping to seek my career with a BSN from Washburn and later with an RN. I've lived in Topeka my whole life and am currently working at a retail pharmacy as well as a golf course. With the free time that I have, I like to catch up with friends and family. I'm enrolled in this course because it's required for a student to take before they are capable of graduating. I look forward to being in this class and getting to know my classmates!