Ridiculous!

I had an assignment due in one of my classes a week ago Tuesday at 11:59 pm ET since that is when our weeks end.  We are supposed to have our grades for that week by the following Sunday night.  I am STILL waiting on my grade for that paper! 

Now, the school did do an update on the website the weekend before it was due.  And because of that update, a lot of students were locked out of the system.  Due to that, most instructors did give an extension to those students without losing any points on their work.  However, there were many of us that were able to log in fine, and submit our work on time.  We should have gotten our grades on time.  The students that weren't able to get into the system should be treated like any other extension as far as the grading time table is concerned.  That is, there work should be graded when it gets turned in.  Those of us that were able to get it turned in on time should not have to wait until the late submissions are in before our work gets graded.  I did my part and did my work AND got it in ON TIME.  I should get my grade ON TIME.

I also want to add that I have e-mailed my instructor to ask when I should expect my grade, but apparently I'm going to have to wait forever on a reply back on that!

The Start of My Educational Journey

When I was 19 I dropped out of college to raise my oldest son.  I kept saying once he was in school full-time I was going to go back.  Then it went to when my daughter started school I was going back.  Then onto when my youngest son started school I would go back.  This past summer I finally decided enough was enough.  I am 30 years old, with 3 children, and no college education.  With all the options of online or campus based classes, there really was no need for me to wait until all 3 children were in school full-time.  So I started looking into schools I could attend online.  I finally decided on Kaplan University.  Part of my choice was because it is an actual university, not just a career school.  They also have a paralegal program, which is what I wanted to start with.  I can start out with my associates, then continue on through the same school if I choose to get higher degrees.

With Kaplan, I am taking 2 courses each term.  Each term is 10 weeks long.  The first 9 weeks are spent learning the material, with the final being due at the end of week 9.  The 10^th week is spent reflecting on what we have learned in the course.  I am currently at the end of my 2^nd term.  I have decided to blog about my journey through getting my associates degree, then onto my bachelor’s degree, and who knows after that.