Class Topic 14 June

My education prior to college was adequate or more than adequate to prepare me for the academic demands of my classes.  DISAGREE!  I actually dropped out of school when I was in ninth grade...the third time I was in ninth grade.  I was failing all my classes and though I tried, I could not catch up.  I spent the next few years thinking I was a moron.  I got married and had kids and spent the next few years at home taking care of them.  When my husband got out of the Navy I decided to join the Army and this required me to get my GED.  Without studying or practicing I passed the GED with outstanding marks, I think I even got a letter in the mail stating that if I wanted to atttend graduation ceremonies my attire would be paid for and I would receive a special braid or rope to wear.  After getteing my GED I had to take the ASVAB, this a test the military uses to decide if one may enter the military and if one can what jobs their elligible, I again scored in the 90th percentile.  I did absolutely nothing between high school and taking these tests.  So, I would lay the blame on the teachers I had.  I DID try in high school.  I wanted to graduate with my class.  Unfortunately, where I went to school the focus of students and faculty alike was not on academics, but on sports.  I can also say that I personally sat in classes in high school where the teachers gave football players A's in the class for sitting and grading papers for the teacher throughout the period.  This was done so that no low marks could hurt their chances of getting a football scholarship.  Now I'm in college, obviously, where I'm supposed to kind of float around on my own with little guidance.  However, the professors here make themselves available and are very approachable.  So if I did need help I would not be afraid to ask for guidance.  Three semesters in and I've still got my 4.0.  *fingers crossed*