Pulling the Most From Thin Air

  In this blog I would like to talk about how one can stay engaged with a class that you never have to leave your bedroom to take. Yeah, Joe Everyman would think that this is the greatest thing ever, you can go to school in your underwear and not have it be your worst nightmare realized. The downside of this cozy arrangement is that without a task master, overseer, or at the very least a ten minute drive you have to make to get there, there's not much to help a person feel more involved. These are a couple of ways that i thought of that the online scholar might try to get the most from their cyber college experience.

  The first thing a person might try is to possible try to start an out of school relationship with some of your classmates. Exchange emails and chat in your own free time, organize study groups. A person could maybe attend lectures pertaining to the subject. One should try to get the most from their education no matter how they do it, because lets be honest, you're paying for it and the best way to do that is to do every assignment you receive and actually learn the material. This is how I think I can engage in a class i technically never have to attend.

Name, Rank, and Serial Number

                Hello, my name is Scott Milam and I’m going to take a little of your time and tell you about myself. I am from Perryville, MO, born and raised, and is currently where I reside. I attend classes at our Higher Education Center where I am pursuing a degree in Directing in the Visual Arts. On the side I hope to write a novel and have it published one day and hopefully, possibly have an opportunity to direct the movie version of one of my books. This brings my quiet life with my lovely wife to somewhat of a nutshell conclusion.

               Then again, my life is not always as quiet as I would like to believe it is. Two months ago, my wife brought me home a bit of news that made my night, it could have made my week, if it had gotten the chance to last that long. She came home and put a pregnancy test with a little pink plus on it in my hand. The first thought that crossed my mind was, “Make sure you look happy, she will remember your face until the day you die.” The next day brought another positive test, this one from a properly licensed physician, and our joy overflowed. Unfortunately, a visit to a maternity clinic the very next day revealed it to be a molar pregnancy and that was a hard blow for us. With time and reflection we came to peace with it, looked at the brighter side of things, and we will try again.

                To wrap up, something I hope to take away from this class is simply a level of accreditation. I hope this class has a lot to teach me but the simple fact is that I want to be taken seriously as a writer. It seems one of the only ways to do that if you can manage it at all, is to at least have a college education. Not trying to offend anyone, but I heard a joke once that sums up my fears and in essence, my point I am trying to make, “what is the difference between a writer and a park bench… a park bench can support a family.”