Hi, I'm having a wobbly few moments. I started UtB module a fortnight or so ago and am really enjoying it but boy, do I feel stupid and dense today! Are the 'guidelines' precisely that, one person's idea of the correct answer or are they basically the right answer? And if they are generally how we should be thinking (which one must assume is the case) at what point is it decided that we're so far off the mark we're not worth carrying on with?
Maybe I'm just tired but these last couple of days I seem to be missing the point totally and I am just so frustrated! I've been sponsored to do this module to see how it goes, push the door so to speak, as to whether this is what God wants me to do. So are my frustrations and thick headedness an indication that this isn't what God wants? Or do I just need to stop wasting time on Facebook or whatever, organise my time better so I study at regular times of day instead of midnight?!
And in the way of a more serious question (because I understand my questions don't really have easy answers) does the pass or fail for the learning journal depend upon on how many correct answers we get or is it more about showing our thought processes to prove that we're striving to learn from the material?
Thanks for listening and I look forward to getting to know people over the coming weeks and months.
Love Eleanor x
Please do not hesitate to contact the College staff for your module tutor at any point. We are here to help you!
I hope this reassures you.
Best wishes,
Emma
Thank you Emma for your advice and encouragement. I've been sponsored to complete this first module so even if I was tempted to give up (which I'm not, was just having a wobbly few minutes yesterday!) I couldn't because it would be wrong. That said, I really appreciate you taking the time to give me this support and reassurance.
Thank you again and have a good weekend,
Eleanor
Hi Eleanor
great questions. I am just doing UtB too (I registered in Jan and still not half way through but am doing it for my own interest so not putting myself under too much pressure). I think you have the official response to your questions but I just wanted to give you some general encouragement. You're not on your own. I've sometimes completed the task and then looked at the guidelines to discover I was way off the mark. I've then just made a note of some of the key learning points for my own use while leaving my original answer in tact for the tutor to see.
As to your original question -"does anyone else feel thick headed sometimes?2. Yes absolutely - normally when I'm trying to get my head around one of the chapters in Stuart and Fee. I often have to re-read each paragraph to work out what they mean and I begin to wonder how I got my honurs degree 20 years ago! SO all that to say you're not alone and please don't give up as whatever you learn will take you forward o your journey. I'm sure whoever has sponsored you has done so because they believe you will get something from it and not because they are looking for you to get top marks in assignment. Perhaps having an outcome of getting closer to God through learning about His word rather than an outcome of passing the course might help.
Hope this helps
blessings,
Janie L x