Jayden took two college classes, one at the Ogden high school, and one was online through DMACC. The Class at the high school was nice as Jayden got to know many of the students in her class and enjoyed the interaction. She was in a class with all seniors and several football players. Her teacher at the beginning was really slack and had low expectations. She basically told the kids if they do their assignments they will all get an A in the class. This is considered a college level class, so I had higher expectations. Midway through the semester, the teacher was fired after she was found hungover, sleeping under her desk. From that point on it was all sub teachers. Jayden didnt get much out of the class other than a perfect grade. The DMACC online class was a 5 credit Western Civilization class with a ton of reading. Each week, Jayden would have to read over 50 pages and take a quiz. It was so time consuming, extremely hard reading, and a lot to understand and remember. I couldnt even follow the reading.She struggled through the semester and was concerned about her grade. Her final was tough and she didnt feel she did too well. She ended up with an 80% and I convinced her to do the extra credit assignment. It was only 15 points out of 700, but I told her that sometimes the instructor sees that you took the time to do it and it can help your grade. Jayden was so relieved to end the semester and was shocked when she got her transcript in the mail. It said 4.00 and A+ grade. Apparently they graded on a curve and I think she may have set the high for the A. Wow, that is impressive! Her hard work and perseverance paid off once again.
Jayden took two college classes, one at the Ogden high school, and one was online through DMACC. The Class at the high school was nice as Jayden got to know many of the students in her class and enjoyed the interaction. She was in a class with all seniors and several football players. Her teacher at the beginning was really slack and had low expectations. She basically told the kids if they do their assignments they will all get an A in the class. This is considered a college level class, so I had higher expectations. Midway through the semester, the teacher was fired after she was found hungover, sleeping under her desk. From that point on it was all sub teachers. Jayden didnt get much out of the class other than a perfect grade. The DMACC online class was a 5 credit Western Civilization class with a ton of reading. Each week, Jayden would have to read over 50 pages and take a quiz. It was so time consuming, extremely hard reading, and a lot to understand and remember. I couldnt even follow the reading.She struggled through the semester and was concerned about her grade. Her final was tough and she didnt feel she did too well. She ended up with an 80% and I convinced her to do the extra credit assignment. It was only 15 points out of 700, but I told her that sometimes the instructor sees that you took the time to do it and it can help your grade. Jayden was so relieved to end the semester and was shocked when she got her transcript in the mail. It said 4.00 and A+ grade. Apparently they graded on a curve and I think she may have set the high for the A. Wow, that is impressive! Her hard work and perseverance paid off once again.
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