Blog Post #1

Hi, my name is Meredith Anderson. I am a Physical Education major. I was a member of the USA Marching Band Color Guard from 2009 to 2011. This will be my seventh year of Color Guard experience. I teach my own Color Guard at Robertsdale High School and I'm also a lifeguard at the USA Rec Center. I went to Murphy High School and graduated in 2008. My dad works with the public school system maintenance crew and my mom is a secretary for a lawyer. My one brother is 28 and working towards a degree in Psychology. Whenever I get my degree in PE, I want to teach at an elementary or middle school level. I'm a kid at heart, so working with kids for the rest of my life seems to fit my personality. I'm very passionate about children. They are our future and I want to teach them the importance of an active lifestyle while they're young. I can't wait to get started!

Randy Pausch on Time Management- I have heard of Dr. Pausch before. He was an amazing speaker who died from Pancreatic Cancer. Even through all of his struggles, he managed to give amazing speeches with great enthusiasm to the public before he passed. I really needed to hear this message. My time management skills are definitely lacking. Here are some notes that I took during his speech.
*People are more money conscience and less time conscience.
*Failing to plan is planning to fail.
*Just because you make a plan doesn't mean that it can't change. You can't change a plan unless you have a plan in the first place.
*When looking at your "to do" list, make sure to do your least favorite idem first and get it out of the way. Start with the biggest task and work your way down.
The last note is the one I've used recently. I sat down and made a list of everything that I needed to do for school, work, and around the house. After the list was made, I numbered them from most important to least important. With the aid of this list, I was able to accomplish everything that I needed to within the time that I had to do it. I'll definitely continue to use this method.

Penn State Learning I am not very happy with my time management skills. I need to plan with more structure. I also procrastinate and I'm wasting a lot of my time with T.V and Facebook. This website gives excellent tips on studying and avoiding procrastination. One of the tips says to keep a notebook nearby to scribble down any random thoughts that are clouding your mind while you're trying to study. I found that one pretty helpful when I'm dealing with a lot of stuff at one time. It's nice to get it out of my mind and onto paper. It also helps me to remember what I need to deal with later. I've learned a great deal from this website.