Getting counseling and ADD Medication. I tend to label the Before part as "completely useless" and the After part as "contributing member to society."
I notice I missed a few word - it should read "Turns out, covertly eating pastries and reading comics during lectures doesn't improve your grades."IndomitableSam said:You can always try again. My first few years of University I was lazy as all hell and got terrible marks. I went to library school when I was 25 (enrolled at 24, takes a long time to get in), and was a lot more mature and took it very seriously. So the growing-up that happened made it my "that". Try doing some courses via distance if you're currently working as you can slowly work towards it.Queen Michael said:You managed to graduate? You're a better librarian than me, then. Turns out, covertly eating pastries and readin comics doesn't improve your grades. I only passed one test, and you were allowed to cheat that time.IndomitableSam said:I graduated in 2009. Worked at a school for a couple years, they cut my hours and salary, and now I work for the government. Boring and soul-sucking, but good pay and benefits.Matthew94 said:That's pretty sweet.IndomitableSam said:It does sounds kinda funny. School to become a Librarian (or more specifically, a Library Technician). You take business courses, research/reference courses, learn Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress cataloguing, IT, networking (both real life and computer kinds), business writing, management, marketing, databases, reader's advisory, working with children, some HR... everything, basically. As librarians, it's our job to know how to find the answer to every question. We can't know all the answers, but we can know the best way to find out. Whether it's by book, database, online, journal, personal contact, research, etc. we're taught all the ways to find information.Matthew94 said:That made me laugh, sorry.IndomitableSam said:The end of High School, maybe? Or when I started Library School - that's kinda when my life turned around and I started taking things seriously.
What's library school like?
Which is why I get mad every time someone says "we don't need libraries, we have the internet" ... The internet might have what you want to know, but Google won't always tell you the answer.
You (well, not you) never really think of what librarians need to go through to get their position. Seems like you need a degree for everything these days.
Are you still there now or are you out and "In the field" so to speak.
Our course was laptop-based in the classroom so no one actually paid much attention during lectures, we were all doing other things. It was the sense of community and everyone working together on assignments that helped us all learn and pass the course. I read a ton of manga when I was in school and would often be posting on forums and reading the news while a lecture was going on. It just took a group effort to really learn it all later.Queen Michael said:I notice I missed a few word - it should read "Turns out, covertly eating pastries and reading comics during lectures doesn't improve your grades."
Anyway, I started studying English instead and that went way better.
Funny thing is, I didn't even plan to become a librarian. I just studied it because I wanted to get some kind of education and it seemed like an okay thing to study.IndomitableSam said:Our course was laptop-based in the classroom so no one actually paid much attention during lectures, we were all doing other things. It was the sense of community and everyone working together on assignments that helped us all learn and pass the course. I read a ton of manga when I was in school and would often be posting on forums and reading the news while a lecture was going on. It just took a group effort to really learn it all later.Queen Michael said:I notice I missed a few word - it should read "Turns out, covertly eating pastries and reading comics during lectures doesn't improve your grades."
Anyway, I started studying English instead and that went way better.
Not that I recommend libraries as a career right now, work is REALLY hard to find. I actually deter people from it because it's so hard to find a full-time job. Especially in the US.
That's actually kinda what I'm doing right now. I decided that I'm gonna get my shit together and become and EMT, and if I like it, maybe become a paramedic.AngloDoom said:I don't think I've had it yet, but I can certainly see a certain 'that' in future developing if I go through with my idea of becoming a nurse.
I've lead a very 'standard' life up until this point, it's about time I put some time aside to do something interesting and remarkable.
Aw hell, man. I can't even imagine...BENZOOKA said:...mom having a stroke...
You've had quite a lot of interesting adventures, haven't you?Binnsyboy said:Or when I was stabbed...