How many courses have you ever applied for and started but never finished?

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   BlossomSBposted 11 years ago

   How many courses have you ever applied for and started but never finished?
   
   We often think we'd like to learn about something we know a little about, but when we begin and get criticised for our efforts we lose interest and just let it drop.

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   duffsmomposted 11 years ago

   I only did it once with a Philosophy class. I just couldn't get motivated and the attempts I made at papers were off base and didn't seem to impress the instructor. I don't normally like to quit things, but just couldn't finish this class.

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      BlossomSBposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I sympathise. It's really difficult studying by correspondence. Somehow the motivation seems to fade.

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   lburmasterposted 11 years ago

   Three. French (college level is never level 1), Geography (my teacher focused on finance of the countries instead of the true geography), and Sensation/Perception (it was my first high level class during a summer short session. I was way in over my head).

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      BlossomSBposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I tried Latin by correspondence and lasted about three lessons. That last one sounds really difficult.

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   ElleBeeposted 11 years ago

   I think I sometimes would drop/add classes in the first week of term when i was in college, but only one time did I really get into a class and then just drop it.  That was w/ an ASL class I took in the night division at the community college near me.  I just realised I wasn't that interested and it wasn't really helping me too much.

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      BlossomSBposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Night-school can be really hard. After a long day at work it's so difficult to stay awake! A long time ago I tried to do three subjects at once that way. I lasted about half the year. Finding time for the assignments was the killer.

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      ElleBeeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      this was just a night for fun community course, no assignments or anything, i just kept having things come up on the night of the course and msising so i eventually stopped going.

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   cuttlerposted 11 years ago

   I would say 2...biology and biochemistry in my first year of uni. It was more of a career choice coz i prefer math and chemistry which led me to be a teacher. Though many criticized i just didn't care much coz I felt a calling to be a teacher. 7 years on, no regrets

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      BlossomSBposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Good for you! Teaching is a great career, or should I say 'calling', as people who choose it and are not suited must really hate it. I loved it although it certainly has its challenges.

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