{"id":19642,"date":"2018-10-19T00:02:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T07:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dminlgp\/?p=19642"},"modified":"2018-10-19T00:02:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T07:02:44","slug":"found-the-golden-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/found-the-golden-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Found the Golden Ticket!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Greetings<\/em> to the lucky finder of this GOLDEN TICKET from Professor Derek Rowntree<\/em>!<\/em>. Present this ticket at the main entrance of this educational journey at nine o\u2019clock in the morning of the fourth day of September. Do not be late for the book given on this day will unlock critical patterns to change the course trajectory. Be sure to invite a fellow student or two to read along as well. One could not fathom the marvelous SURPRISES that awaits.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Maybe this is a little dramatic, but for months now, a bombardment of information for change overwhelmed the mental and emotional state this reader. To be frankly honest, it has caused a resistant to manifest from the very start of this doctoral journey.<\/p>\n

The apprehension of starting doctoral studies was at play from the beginning due to life circumstances, new ministry position, teaching schedule and lack of intellectual confidence since schooling was now an element of the distant past or far in between. Subsequently with the introduction of new ways of reading, not reading and talking about a book never read, created yet another rift, yet another opportune moment of doubt to take residence in the mind of this reader.<\/p>\n

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education and business concept – tired student with pile of books and notes studying indoors<\/p><\/div>\n

The thought on education from childhood was that education a treasure that everyone can process yet most take for granted. With this understanding, education became a career to be sought after in itself. It became the fuel to life and expression. An avenue to learn new ways of experiencing and seeing the world. Every free lecture, an opportunity to learn in a classroom setting or conference became a path to acquiring more knowledge and more wisdom. The discovery in life for education concluded, \u201cthere is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.\u201d[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

Consequently, one would assume this career student would breeze through studies at a postgraduate level. Far from it. The last year of the first master\u2019s level program, the reigning title of an overachiever stood prominently in the eyes of university faculty and fellow peers. Not an overachiever in an arrogant or pompous posture, but an overachiever who worked extra hard to excel in every aspect of schooling. As a single mother, working two jobs and a full-time student, this was not an easy task. Every assignment turned in before time; aced all exams and excelled in essays.<\/p>\n

Grades were perfect until an injury needing surgery did not allow for physical participation in class. \u00a0Though the doctor\u2019s note was in hand, the professor adamantly insisted there would be exclusion from the physical part of the class. It was a dance exercise that had nothing to do with the Community Advocacy course. Since I could not participate, the final grade for her course dropped for an \u201cA\u201d to a \u201cB,\u201d ruining my perfect 4.0 GPA. The grade though protested with the teacher and dean of the program remained. Devastation stuck like a bow to the heart of this overachiever and halted forward movement in seeking education.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>However, LEARN HOW TO STUDY: Developing the study skills and approaches to learning that will help you succeed in university \u2014 a virtual tutorial allowed a much anticipated \u201cAha\u201d moment to transpire and the world makes sense again. This book gave light to the underlining issues or push back for the previously requested readings. It is quite evident in the past blogs; those readings were hard pills to swallow. The issues in retrospect had little to do with the material, but the approach is taken to comprehend or envelop the material.<\/p>\n

The realization of unaddressed and unrealistic views on educational success surfaced while reading this book. The \u201cWhy\u201d factor of educational pursuit resurfaced and strategies reignited. For anyone is to succeed as a student, he or she must understand what he or she wants of-of studying and what learning means to them as well as develop certain skills that are actually more life-skills than exclusively study skills.\u201c[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

This book even addresses the issue of perfectionism in the perceived notion of the super student. Fear of not being perfect or the \u201csuper student\u201d has been at the forefront and has hindered some educational progress. Rowntree suggests \u201cself-doubt often sets in because we compare ourselves with an idealised image of what we think the perfect student ought to be like \u2013 and consequently judge ourselves lacking.\u201d[3]<\/a> Though revealed late in this journey, \u00a0it became apparent this reader, this student\u2019s educational journey that \u201cperfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.\u201d[4]<\/a><\/p>\n

Wish there was a time machine to go back to September 4th<\/sup> and read this particular before the others. This book sets a precedent and the momentum needed for a first-year student in college, a returning student to university and yes a post-graduate degree student. Thank you, Professor Rowntree, for this golden ticket.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Jiddu Krishnamurti, \u201cJiddu Krishnamurti Quotes,\u201d Brainy Quotes, accessed October 155, 2018,\u00a0https:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/jiddu_krishnamurti_395484<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Derek Rowntree,\u00a0Learn How to Study: Developing the Study Skills and Approaches to Learning That Will Help You Succeed in University \u2014 a Virtual Tutorial with Professor Derek Rowntree<\/em>, 6th ed. (publication place: MacDonald, 2016), 122, Kindle.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Ibid 242<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> \u201cVince Lombardi Quotes,\u201d Brainy Quotes, accessed October 15, 2018,\u00a0https:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/vince_lombardi_385070?img=3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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