I could write papers, short ones not longer then one to two thousand words. I usually got an A or A+ for content and D, E, or F for spelling and grammar. But to write a longer paper, say ten on up pages I was at a loss. I could not hold that much information in my head to organize it. Without paper and pencil it was even worse. But even with paper and pencil and cut and paste there was a limit to my papers. I got by and managed to pass most all my classes for my majors of Literature and Psychology. But I wanted to do much more.
I had gotten married and completed the Bachelors degree after the birth of my second child but I was in no way ready for graduate school. For one I could not pass the graduate entrance exam, four years of reading was not enough to have a big enough vocabulary. And word recall was my worst handicap. Second was the paper writing. I had to do something differently but I did not know how to go about it.
Life must go on, so I was looking at marriage. But I was determined not to let life get in the way of going back to school eventually. I had heard a lot of people say they would go back and never did. So I decided I would always be reading a book on my subjects or take a class here and there so the light would not go out. I knew I could never give up or life would be less then I wanted it to be. By reading or classes my dream and vision would not go away and I would not feel discouraged and it would keep my eyes open to any possibilities. That is very very important, that we keep thinking about how and when to do what we want to do.
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