1. I’ve learned to adapt and embrace changes in my life, my work place, and school. Not only have I learned to adapt and embrace, but I seek out changes that I can make in my every day life. Sometimes that’s hard to deal with, though, when I need to stay in school for four years and I can’t change my everyday routine, every four months, when I get tired of it.
2. I have better people/communication skills because I’ve had to learn how to interact and work with my classmates over the internet or classmates in completely different ranges of socio-economic status. Between a private Christian school in nowhere, Nebraska and a public school in California, my peers were polar opposite for the most part. It gave me a pretty good idea of what to expect from the world at large once I entered amongst the work force during my travels.
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I discovered several different methods of learning that I use as tools in the real world and in my continuing education. One of the most important methods that I learned, was how to teach myself and how to teach my classmates who were struggling. This tool is very important, especially now, because I am working to be a teacher.
4. I have developed superb time management skills. When you’re homeschooled or enrolled in an online academy, it is SO easy to slack off and sleep in. For my online school, I didn’t have due dates. All of my courses had to be completed by June 4th, so it was completely up to me on when I wanted to dedicate my time to school. I was smart enough to finish all my classes two months before everyone else normally got out of school. I would sometimes complete two units that included four lessons, in a day. I have learned to prioritize and then enjoy reaping the benefits. Those were an awesome two extra months of
2. I have better people/communication skills because I’ve had to learn how to interact and work with my classmates over the internet or classmates in completely different ranges of socio-economic status. Between a private Christian school in nowhere, Nebraska and a public school in California, my peers were polar opposite for the most part. It gave me a pretty good idea of what to expect from the world at large once I entered amongst the work force during my travels.
3. …show more content…
I discovered several different methods of learning that I use as tools in the real world and in my continuing education. One of the most important methods that I learned, was how to teach myself and how to teach my classmates who were struggling. This tool is very important, especially now, because I am working to be a teacher.
4. I have developed superb time management skills. When you’re homeschooled or enrolled in an online academy, it is SO easy to slack off and sleep in. For my online school, I didn’t have due dates. All of my courses had to be completed by June 4th, so it was completely up to me on when I wanted to dedicate my time to school. I was smart enough to finish all my classes two months before everyone else normally got out of school. I would sometimes complete two units that included four lessons, in a day. I have learned to prioritize and then enjoy reaping the benefits. Those were an awesome two extra months of