Is it too difficult...pleease help!!!!!!!

stpauligirl · Jan 5, 2006

I've read several post here regarding class difficulties. People ask OTHERS about "the hardness" of a paticular class. Think about that for a second...Not a very confident experience is it?
Is there some sort of universal code or rule defining difficulties/challenges? Of course not! It's some1 else's opinion, you need not own it. ex: Wow, I read a post from some1 here (that i've never met) who had a challenge in class xyz. I should anticipate, fear and dread going to class xyz! Yikes! Or...I'm bad at math because my Grandfather, Father and brother are. I guess I must have that faulty math gene! Feel free to substitute any other limiting belief or rationalization. Is fear a bad thing? I don't thing so. It's unfortunate if you dwell in fear, however; if you USE fear as a tool to anticipate an opportunity...wow, a preparation tool! What a powerfull and confident experience!
When I inticipate a struggle I think of the following role models (sounds corny huh) who had problems...
HULDA CROOKS
was an out of shape, sickly and perpetually tired woman. She decided at 66 to take up mountain climbing for a hobby! At 91 she was the oldest woman to climb mount Fuji!
ARON RALSTON
an experienced climber, got his forearm crushed by a boulder. After the fifth day Aron decided to break and amputate his forearm with a pocketknife!
LANCE ARMSTRONG
cancer survivor and Winner of 7 consecutive toure de France titles.
INGA
a Hungarian immigrant and friend who claimed that eating at McDonalds was a luxury usually only visited once maybe twice a year for birthdays.
Maybe some of us should reframe our belief system.
p.s.
I enjoy this forum and those who contribute!
Thankyou
"You must never let your internal flame flicker"
Dr. Wayne Dyer

It gets a little uncomfortable if you and another guy are the only one's left in a class at the end of the semester and you have watched people who were very confident, better educated than you perhaps, and seemed to have healthy selfesteem get crushed on the tests. Not a very uplifting feeling indead :wink2:

KungFuFtr · Jan 5, 2006

It gets a little uncomfortable if you and another guy are the only one's left in a class at the end of the semester and you have watched people who were very confident, better educated than you perhaps, and seemed to have healthy selfesteem get crushed on the tests. Not a very uplifting feeling indead :wink2:

Hmmm...

How many students were in the class to begin with?

Did the teacher have tenure :doh:

stpauligirl · Jan 6, 2006

Hmmm...
How many students were in the class to begin with?
Did the teacher have tenure :doh:

Yes teacher had tenure and we started with 28 students. I know I'll get over the shock eventually. I better!

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Jan 6, 2006

:twocents: Negative people always tend to think negatively and see the "bad" side of things. They are more resistant to change and learning. They tend to give up very easily. They infect others with their negativity.

Positive people always tend to think postively and look for learning and growth from their experiences in order to put them into a postive and productive light.

The way I approached all my classes was this. . .if thousands who went before me got through the classes and all the information, then I could do it to. I am not the only person in the world who has done this class.

prissy pixie · Jan 6, 2006

Not having been to school in almost 15 years and having 3 young kids at home, I was worried about going back to school.

I put effort into all my studies and was rewarded for it. I soon learned that I worked myself up over nothing because school is what you make of it. Nobody is taking the classes for you so the opinion that matters most is your own.

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Jan 6, 2006

Negative people always tend to think negatively and see the "bad" side of things. They are more resistant to change and learning. They tend to give up very easily. They infect others with their negativity.
Positive people always tend to think postively and look for learning and growth from their experiences in order to put them into a postive and productive light.
The way I approached all my classes was this. . .if thousands who went before me got through the classes and all the information, then I could do it to. I am not the only person in the world who has done this class.

Absolutely! :)

Angels' · Jan 8, 2006

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Angels' · Jan 8, 2006

Welcome to the AllNurses Forums :)

I hope that you are doing well :) :)

A returning student,

Angels’

NaomieRN · Jan 9, 2006

i remember when i first took biochemistry. first thing the professor said, "last year, only 3 students passed my class". everyone was scared, but me. i told myself, if only 3 students pass this semester, one of them is going to be me. sure enough, i got a b+ for the class. many students did not pass, ended up dropping. i dont like to use the word "hard", i prefer to use "challenging". hard sounds like you cant do it.

philippians 4:13 says,i have strength for all things in christ who empowers me [i am ready for anything and equal to anything through him who [a]infuses inner strength into me; i am [b]self-sufficient in christ's sufficiency]. (niv)

(new living translation) for i can do everything with the help of christ who gives me the strength i need

stpauligirl · Jan 9, 2006

i remember when i first took biochemistry. first thing the professor said, "last year, only 3 students passed my class". everyone was scared, but me. i told myself, if only 3 students pass this semester, one of them is going to be me. sure enough, i got a b+ for the class. many students did not pass, ended up dropping. i dont like to use the word "hard", i prefer to use "challenging". hard sounds like you cant do it.
philippians 4:13 says,i have strength for all things in christ who empowers me [i am ready for anything and equal to anything through him who [a]infuses inner strength into me; i am [b]self-sufficient in christ's sufficiency]. (niv)
(new living translation) for i can do everything with the help of christ who gives me the strength i need

only 5 students were left in my biochem class to take the final, i made a b also, the highest grade , nobody made an a

people quickly started dropping the class. i stuck it out because i didn't want to flush my money down the drain.

NaomieRN · Jan 10, 2006

Only 5 students were left in my Biochem class to take the final, I made a B also, the highest grade , nobody made an A
People quickly started dropping the class. I stuck it out because I didn't want to flush my money down the drain.

I was taking a loan as well. I did not want to waste my money. So I studied every single day. I listened to the tapes. I was also taking Quantitative analysis, Nutrition and Disease and Anthropology. No one got an A in that class either. I got the highest.