The Thing I Learned

I just ordered my last class.

Been a looooooooong time in the making, my official education.

I started my bachelors degree in August of 1996 at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

I will finish it as soon humanly possible via BYU Independent Study in 2010.

The best class I took was Psychology 321, but the one you can buy now is not the one I took.

The one I took had no redundant liberal textbook talking about Freud and gay issues (no offense to gay Freudians). It was a compilation of the instructor's invaluable collected knowledge on the topic of Adolescent Psychology. To finish my coursework I have to write a capstone, summarizing and evaluating every course I took for my degree. I am looking forward to reviewing this class above all others.

The one thing I remember from the course ... a study was done to try to determine what factor is most predictive for a child to be successful as an adult. Admittedly, I don't know how they define success or how valid the result are. Its irrelevant. Because I know from the depths of my soul it is TRUTH.

The best indicator of whether or not a child will be successful as an adult is if they parents enjoyed them. As in had fun and wanted to spend time with them. The whole, "well, at least my Mom likes me" thing.

I like my kids*. And further more, they have been much more effective professors in the education of Mrs. B. Roth. Ahhhhh .... they used to be so small .... and helpless ....

*except for the spilling crap all over the floor parts ...