Category Archives: School
It is sooo cold
It is so cold that we have to wear silly hats in the house. I really prefer warmth, but we have little of that right now. Seriously, I am bundled up today as I study for my Psychometrics final exam. I have spent a lot of time studying validity, and I hope I remember everything.
This semester’s seminar is over
As a doctoral student, part of my job is to present my current research work to the faculty of the department. I am supposed to do this once a year, but there are so few doc students right now that I will probably have to do this every semester.
Academic Writing is Teaching me how to be a Graduate Student
I am taking a class this semester about how to write academically. The class is quite small because there was a limit to 12 students, and the waiting list was almost 20 students. There is quite a mix of students in this class. I am from Educational Psychology, 4 others are from various educational areas, [...]
Surviving Graduate School
I have been a graduate student for quite a few years, and I have learned a few things about myself and how I cope. One of the biggest things is staying stocked with Diet Coke, namely Cherry Diet Coke, and chocolate.
Super Mom? Nope.
I am not a super mom and I never will become a super mom. This semester has been quite difficult for me because I finally hit a wall: I did too much and did not do as well as I wanted. But I did learn a lot about a few things.
Happy Pi Day!
To all my family, friends and fellow grad students in statistics and other math classes and wish you all a happy Pi day. Scientific American ran an article January 2009 about Daniel Tammet. He is an autistic savant who can recite the first 22,514 decimal points of the mathematical constant Pi. How much of this [...]
Graduate School, Working, and Memory
I have been so frustrated lately because I have realized that I am remembering very little of the lectures and meetings I attend for school. I am so busy with work, teaching, and regular life that my brain fills with those things. There is so little left for school and learning…it has frustrated me. As [...]
So much learning, so little time
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the first anniversary of a surgery that saved my life. I later asked my kids why they never said anything to me about the upcoming anniversary or the milestone in my life. They replied that they had seen my in a lot of pain for months, and [...]
Do You See Yourself as Half-Empty or Half-Full?
What Kind of Strawberry Lemonade Are You? Do you think you can do almost anything? Do you believe in yourself? Do you see yourself as a glass of strawberry lemonade half full or half empty? STOP now and think about yourself. What do you really think you are capable of accomplishing? Could you do any [...]
Stick to your values
Today in church we were talking about the importance of staying true to our covenants and sticking to our values. It is in this manner that we find peace in our lives and keep the Holy Ghost with us. You might say that by living our values, we follow our conscience and maintain peace in [...]
