Grades!

Two A's.

And the things I know about microeconomics...

Finals!

This is it. My grades are good so far, just have to avoid blowing it at the end. You know the feeling.

What's great is that I've taken notes every single day in class, using my laptop which means I can organize and review pretty easily.

This is also where keeping on top of your reading pays off. Now I review information for the second or third time, not the first.

Time to order more pizza.

Research paper, for real

Combine "microeconomics" and "research paper" and what do you get? A weekend of work without a break, my friends. Ordered pizza. Twice.

College continued

While this is not easy stuff it is pretty straightforward information to learn, and the classroom lectures have enough discussion to make it interesting. I'm enjoying studying about US government in an election year, and who knew microeconomics could explain so much?

Here's some advice:  do NOT skip the reading. Don't even think about it! On this kind of schedule there's no room for slacking off, because the very next day you'd be lost.

College vs High School

No worksheets, no daily grades, no attendance, no bathroom passes, no tardy slips.

Instead a syllabus and lots of reading, tests and research papers we know about far in advance. Also time for discussion, asking questions, debating opinions.

And no substitute teachers.

College classes

Reporting from my first college summer classes:  My first experience of summer school and college courses is so far a positive one. Two hours a day, five days a week with reading and homework every night makes for an intensive learning experience, but I think I like it. Even with two classes (yes, that's right, boys and girls, four hours a day in class, reading and homework every night x2) it's manageable, but the interesting thing is how much I'm learning. So this is my summer so far...

School's out!

The end is in sight! No, wait, that's just the start of summer school.

Dual credit classes at nearby college, 4 hours a day, 5 days a week.

I think of it as a practice run for college.

This is way better than dual credit classes offered on my high school campus at 7:00am, which just sounds crazy.