Statistics Recap...

Some may recall that I have posted a time or two about the statistics class I have been forced to take this semester. Final grades are now out, and I actually made an A in that class! If you only knew my history with math and statistics classes in the past, you would know what an amazing thing that is. I barely escaped undergrad by repeatedly taking College Algebra and Finite Mathmatics until I finally scraped by. When I started grad school, I knew that making high grades was important, but figured that if I just barely got by in that one class I would make up for it in all the rest. But here it is not dragging down my GPA a bit, I love it! I can only attribute my success in this class to God's grace, he is the one who allowed my mind to comprehend the concepts that have eluded me in the past.

In other news I also made an A in my DSM course. It was one that I had been looking forward to since that book is so important in the counseling field. I was really disappointed by the level of instruction in that course. Lectures were frequently far off topic and there was a general lack of order. Sure I was awarded the required credit, but I generally want more from a class than just checking it off of my list of required courses, I actually want to learn something. Luckily the manual is pretty self-explanatory and the bungled instruction will not have an impact on my overall competence. Sure, it was an A, but I did not get my money's worth for this course.

This summer will bring up courses in Professional Ethics and Counseling Children and Adolescents. The Ethics course is just another requirement to tick off, but the the counseling class should be fun and informative.