The Price of Ignorance

If only my regret can change everything all over again... sigh

A lecturer of mine once told us to keep a portfolio, for it would probably help us, especially in our future teaching practice.

Oh, to tell you one thing, there's something special about how things work in the uni where I'm studying now. They have " the Blackboard".

Blackboard is the uni's online site where students can access all the course-related materials uploaded by their lecturer. Yeah, student like me (who's so slow in writing) can benefit a lot from this site for we sometimes don't need to write down the notes given in lectures because they are all in the Blackboard. All we have to do is to enter the website (password's needed though) and Voila, the access to almost everything needed in the course! You name it, the readings, the lecture notes, the assignment info, etc... How convenient!!

But... (I always hate the "but" part)

As usual, I took it for granted.

I didn't care too much about it.

and yeah, I didn't really keep most of the lecture notes during the course because I thought that I could always go to the Blackboard, and read them straight from the monitor screen (i didn't even save them into my thumbdrive!). What I didn't know was I wouldn't be able to access all the notes+info once the course ended! That explains why my lecturer asked us to keep a portfolio in the first place, so it would save us from all sort of hassle in retrieving them back once we finish the course! But I didn't! How ignorant!

New semester begins, new assignments on the table.

As usual, they challenges me mentally, emotionally and physically!

But things would probably be different (and much easier, I supposed!) if I kept a portfolio during my previous course! I just realize it few minutes ago that the portfolio could probably have saved me from the misery of "I-don't-have-any-idea-what-I'm-gonna-write-about-in-this-assignment" syndrome! urgh!

Another lesson to be learned.

-Miss B-

I learned a tip from my current effective writing class: Proof-read your essay before handing it in. Another way of proof-reading is by reading it "backwardly" (from the conclusion to the introduction). Good luck, Me!