Gary Bussell
Mrs. Wentworth
ENG 111
There’s an unbelievable amount of information waiting at the fingertips of any person in the world. All that person needs is a question, internet access and within seconds an answer is waiting for them. How wonderful is that? It’s worked really well for me in the past. I used that technology to research and buy equipment that made me a lot of money. But now that I’m trying to improve my education instead of my ability to make money it leaves me confused and overwhelmed. What’s the point of all this information if there isn’t a clearly defined goal?
A lot has changed since the time I went to high school. Technology, methods of teaching and programs of study for example but I don’t think it’s better or that it suits me. In Where have all the leaders gone? Lee Iacocca thinks the real issue in education is the lack of a plan. There isn’t focus. He believes it’s time to simplify and to get back to the basics and fundamentals. I can relate to this way of thinking. I want a career in banking and finance. I’m taking courses that I believe are important, math and English, but I feel they would be much better if they had a banking and finance flavor to them.
“Make everything simple as possible, but not simpler.” (Albert Einstein)
Homework and tests always came easy for me in the past. I could get the good grades with little effort. The name of the game back then was repetition and I usually understood after round one. It was too simplified for me. This had a positive effect on my confidence and problem solving but I’d also get impatient and bored easily. I wouldn’t call my high school experience a success. I had more of an enjoyable experience.
“Hell, there are no rules here. We’re trying to accomplish something.” (Thomas Edison)
I learned the most and had my greatest learning experience at 22 years old when I started an insulation company with my best friend. I didn’t realize I had so much to learn but I did and then I had to learn it as quickly as possible to survive. We were so young, knew nothing and built it into a profitable and successful outfit.
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” (Malcolm x)
It’s surprisingly tough for me to look inward and think about whom I am as a student and where do I want to go. I know I want to learn, I crave a good learning experience, I have a soft plan but where does this all take me and what is going on? My first steps down the path are wobbly.
“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”(Albert Einstein)
I would define myself as a do it yourself learner that requires guidance. I’m independent, a nice way of saying I don’t like to be told what to do. I will give maximum effort because my expectation is perfection. These qualities often burn me out and make me choosy about what I set out to accomplish. “You can’t be neutral on a moving train.” (Howard Zinn) That quote has another meaning but taken in context it helps explain guidance. I’m active and my mind wanders. I need clear and defined goals like ships need a lighthouse. If I don’t have someone or something keeping me on track, a simple math question becomes major drama in my brain. I will ask who, what, when, why and how questions and the original question becomes a distant memory.
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”(Ray Bradbury)
The key to learning for me is reading. I started as a young kid and I haven’t stopped since. Anything I can get my hands on. I soak information up like a sponge. It’s always been a huge deal to me.
“When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.” (Walt Disney)
Curiosity is really handy when it comes to learning and it’s my best trait. I have to know how everything works and I try to learn something in everything I do. Curiosity is one of Lee Iacocca’s 9 c’s of leadership. He makes the point that curiosity “forces you to step out of your comfort zone” and it forces us to “challenge our thinking”. Otherwise, “how do we know we are right?”
“Education begins the gentlemen but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.”(John Locke)
I have serious doubts if this is the right path for me or if I’m going about it in the most efficient manner possible but I’m going to have a little faith in the system and give it my best to make this experience a successful one. I’m no Albert Einstein but I’m plenty smart and my best is pretty damn good. Hopefully that’s enough. Like Ayn Rand said “The question isn’t who is going to let me; the question is who is going to stop me.”
Mrs. Wentworth
ENG 111
There’s an unbelievable amount of information waiting at the fingertips of any person in the world. All that person needs is a question, internet access and within seconds an answer is waiting for them. How wonderful is that? It’s worked really well for me in the past. I used that technology to research and buy equipment that made me a lot of money. But now that I’m trying to improve my education instead of my ability to make money it leaves me confused and overwhelmed. What’s the point of all this information if there isn’t a clearly defined goal?
A lot has changed since the time I went to high school. Technology, methods of teaching and programs of study for example but I don’t think it’s better or that it suits me. In Where have all the leaders gone? Lee Iacocca thinks the real issue in education is the lack of a plan. There isn’t focus. He believes it’s time to simplify and to get back to the basics and fundamentals. I can relate to this way of thinking. I want a career in banking and finance. I’m taking courses that I believe are important, math and English, but I feel they would be much better if they had a banking and finance flavor to them.
“Make everything simple as possible, but not simpler.” (Albert Einstein)
Homework and tests always came easy for me in the past. I could get the good grades with little effort. The name of the game back then was repetition and I usually understood after round one. It was too simplified for me. This had a positive effect on my confidence and problem solving but I’d also get impatient and bored easily. I wouldn’t call my high school experience a success. I had more of an enjoyable experience.
“Hell, there are no rules here. We’re trying to accomplish something.” (Thomas Edison)
I learned the most and had my greatest learning experience at 22 years old when I started an insulation company with my best friend. I didn’t realize I had so much to learn but I did and then I had to learn it as quickly as possible to survive. We were so young, knew nothing and built it into a profitable and successful outfit.
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” (Malcolm x)
It’s surprisingly tough for me to look inward and think about whom I am as a student and where do I want to go. I know I want to learn, I crave a good learning experience, I have a soft plan but where does this all take me and what is going on? My first steps down the path are wobbly.
“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”(Albert Einstein)
I would define myself as a do it yourself learner that requires guidance. I’m independent, a nice way of saying I don’t like to be told what to do. I will give maximum effort because my expectation is perfection. These qualities often burn me out and make me choosy about what I set out to accomplish. “You can’t be neutral on a moving train.” (Howard Zinn) That quote has another meaning but taken in context it helps explain guidance. I’m active and my mind wanders. I need clear and defined goals like ships need a lighthouse. If I don’t have someone or something keeping me on track, a simple math question becomes major drama in my brain. I will ask who, what, when, why and how questions and the original question becomes a distant memory.
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”(Ray Bradbury)
The key to learning for me is reading. I started as a young kid and I haven’t stopped since. Anything I can get my hands on. I soak information up like a sponge. It’s always been a huge deal to me.
“When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.” (Walt Disney)
Curiosity is really handy when it comes to learning and it’s my best trait. I have to know how everything works and I try to learn something in everything I do. Curiosity is one of Lee Iacocca’s 9 c’s of leadership. He makes the point that curiosity “forces you to step out of your comfort zone” and it forces us to “challenge our thinking”. Otherwise, “how do we know we are right?”
“Education begins the gentlemen but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.”(John Locke)
I have serious doubts if this is the right path for me or if I’m going about it in the most efficient manner possible but I’m going to have a little faith in the system and give it my best to make this experience a successful one. I’m no Albert Einstein but I’m plenty smart and my best is pretty damn good. Hopefully that’s enough. Like Ayn Rand said “The question isn’t who is going to let me; the question is who is going to stop me.”