I think that the internet makes doing research and citing people a little harder. It makes it harder to find credible research, and then to find who wrote the work you are looking at. I don’t know much about YouTube and Wikipedia but I know they do not have good reputations and from what I understand anyone can post to Wikipedia. I think that as a student or a professional we have to be very carful about were we chose to do our research and to make sure that the information we are using comes from strong sources. In turn I think that this will make it easier for us to cit our sources, I do have much more understanding about the important to citing, and wanting to give credit to people for the work they have done. I just wish it was not so hard. It seems like with each new class, each teacher tells you something different. It seems like there is no right answer sometimes.

I do like on-lines classes more then on campus. It makes it really easy to work a schedule around my son. You end up saving a lot of time, you don’t have to get read, drive to the school, and then try to find a parking spot. I think the thing that I don’t like the most about this kind of schooling is its hard to get a hold of people. Teachers (at least most) are easy to get a hold of but other staffing is really hard to reach, its very frustrating. I have been trying to reach finical aid for two weeks. My academic advisor is horrible. I think that it is really easy to get to know you class mates, but what I like is your not forced to. I have not really tried to do study groups or have to do any group project but I can image that it can be very hard to get together with people to work on group projects or to study together. I know some people do it very well. I personal am not very social in my class and its hard enough to get on for seminar let alone met up with people. I think its nice to have a choice on how close you get to people. I like to get on do my work and get off, and sometimes I plan to do work and have to put it down and come back to it because my son needs me. Time differences can make it hard as well when trying to get in touch with people. It would also be nice if our terms were a little longer. Some classes are trying to fit just a little to much into one class. This on-line school is a life savor for me, I would never have been able to go to school if I had to attend a class. I just worry that if it will pan out to a job that I can live off of.

Everything seems to be on fast forward these days. Work is so crazy right now with inventory and we haven’t been getting very good visits from the CEO so our management team is really on edge and moral is dropping so fast. When that happens not only does it suck to go to work but you often have to work 3 times as hard to make up for the people who don’t do their job and people still walk all over you. Grrrrrrr. I'm so frustrated with my life right now. My son is growing so fast and I try to spend every minute I'm not at work or do school with him and he seems to hate me right now. Everyone says it’s a thing kids go through and that I'm not doing anything wrong, even if I was home with him 24/7 he would still be like this but it’s really hard.

Welcome

I wanted to start out my blogging with saying hello. I’m very new to this like it sound that most of us are. I’m excited for this new experience. I also wanted to share what degree I'm working for and why. I'm going to the medical transcription degree. Some days I think that I'm crazy for trying to do this, but I have spent a lot of time in the hospital and in doctors offices and I know how the staff can be a support system, friend and even a life line for a patient. I really want to be a part of something but I don’t see myself as someone who could be a nurse or anything like that. I thought medical transcription seems like a fitting job for me, and it’s not a major part of the team but still a part.