Attending college can be an obstacle when acquiring an education
“Challenges are a part of life. Overcoming them makes you a stronger person.” Lailah Gifly Akita, Pearls of Wisdom; Great Mind Many students who are attending college have various obligations and duties outside of classes. The obstacles I faced, was adjusting to class schedule, peer pressure at home and making a career change. For some people it was easy but I found it difficult adjusting to class because, I was not accustomed to the different changes of class life like larger classrooms and little time. I could not figure out a major or a minor that really interested me, but I knew I wanted to help people or save people’s lives. My learning style was unknown I didn’t know …show more content…
Also I was not able to connect to the fact that my love ones, where at home in another city while I became the college student. This cause me great despair and disappointment in their eyes because they thought that I was neglecting them or giving lack of attention, but they demoralized for attending college and making future plans that were dear to me. I didn’t have any children under the age of eighteen, but I was still a mother to my step children and my husband was demanding of my time to assist them, and would not understand that I was focusing on my dreams and goals so that they can become productive in seek a higher education. I was a domesticated wife, and my family would have to take up the slack in completing normal household chores like laundry, cleaning the house, or taking care of the children because I have to attend either morning or evening class, to which I can no longer do as much domesticated home duties. I have to learn or be taught how to use time management when it came to studying, completing assignments, attending class and working fulltime, sometimes it was difficult because I wanted to skip class and have that movie time or fun time with my family knowing this could mean I would miss out on something important taught in
“Challenges are a part of life. Overcoming them makes you a stronger person.” Lailah Gifly Akita, Pearls of Wisdom; Great Mind Many students who are attending college have various obligations and duties outside of classes. The obstacles I faced, was adjusting to class schedule, peer pressure at home and making a career change. For some people it was easy but I found it difficult adjusting to class because, I was not accustomed to the different changes of class life like larger classrooms and little time. I could not figure out a major or a minor that really interested me, but I knew I wanted to help people or save people’s lives. My learning style was unknown I didn’t know …show more content…
Also I was not able to connect to the fact that my love ones, where at home in another city while I became the college student. This cause me great despair and disappointment in their eyes because they thought that I was neglecting them or giving lack of attention, but they demoralized for attending college and making future plans that were dear to me. I didn’t have any children under the age of eighteen, but I was still a mother to my step children and my husband was demanding of my time to assist them, and would not understand that I was focusing on my dreams and goals so that they can become productive in seek a higher education. I was a domesticated wife, and my family would have to take up the slack in completing normal household chores like laundry, cleaning the house, or taking care of the children because I have to attend either morning or evening class, to which I can no longer do as much domesticated home duties. I have to learn or be taught how to use time management when it came to studying, completing assignments, attending class and working fulltime, sometimes it was difficult because I wanted to skip class and have that movie time or fun time with my family knowing this could mean I would miss out on something important taught in