Week 3

     This week was a rough one for me. It started well and I thoroughly enjoyed class, and learning more about everyone in the class. When it came time to go back to work I became overwhelmed and found myself struggling to balance what was on my plate. I had a funeral to attend and prior commitments for church all week long. It has always been my downfall to spread myself thin and something I am working on. It is a process to learn to say no in order to prioritize. The end of the week brought rest, and allowed me to rejouvenate myself.
     Grammar has always been something I tend to avoid. My biggest fault is second guessing myself. When I took the TAP test the biggest mistake I made was going back after my time was up and looking over and asking myself if it was really correct. It has become so easy to find the easy way out of learning grammar. It is so easy to now open our phones and have spell check on, or just looking up a word. It has been years since I have learned grammar rules so being in this class has already taught me a lot. I personally have been given papers back to me with grammar corrections, but have not been taught why corrections were made.

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  1. Sandy AggenSeptember 20, 2017 at 7:41 AM

    Jackie,

    So many people struggle with punctuation and grammar--which is why this course was created! I will try to be more conscientious about describing just why something is being corrected. If there is any time when you do not understand, please be sure to ask!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 20, 2017 at 5:50 PM

    I feel like every week is rough. There always seems to be a distraction in my life that knocks me off track. I appreciate this class because it puts us back on track with grammar. The shortened texts or emojis instead of actual words. We are turning into a lazy society, but this class helps reverse that. I hope I continue to be more aware of my grammar and punctuation in the future.

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