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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 14, 2016 21:56:04 GMT -5
Can I just say that I feel for all the single parents out there - heck parents in general.
Having said that, people would ask me why I waited till my son was 16 to divorce since friends knew I was very unhappy. I saw several of my friends with small children go thru a lot of what is being discussed here. It caused me to take pause and think about being single with small child.
If I had been in an abusive or really rotten marriage I would have bailed no matter what the consequences but that wasn't the case. I just didn't like being married but I stuck it out till kid hit 16 so none of the child support, visitation stuff to deal with. Not that having a 16 yr old snot nosed teenager was a piece of cake but the drama with EX was not a factor.
Might not speak highly of me for staying put but it was what was best for my son and me.
I think everyone does the very best they can and don't go beating yourselves up. I know that is easier said than done.
If my son were on here he would share what he called some of Mom's "demonic head spinning episodes"
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 15, 2016 7:52:23 GMT -5
Can I just say that I feel for all the single parents out there - heck parents in general.
Having said that, people would ask me why I waited till my son was 16 to divorce since friends knew I was very unhappy. I saw several of my friends with small children go thru a lot of what is being discussed here. It caused me to take pause and think about being single with small child.
If I had been in an abusive or really rotten marriage I would have bailed no matter what the consequences but that wasn't the case. I just didn't like being married but I stuck it out till kid hit 16 so none of the child support, visitation stuff to deal with. Not that having a 16 yr old snot nosed teenager was a piece of cake but the drama with EX was not a factor.
Might not speak highly of me for staying put but it was what was best for my son and me.
I think everyone does the very best they can and don't go beating yourselves up. I know that is easier said than done.
If my son were on here he would share what he called some of Mom's "demonic head spinning episodes"
I stayed in a marriage much longer than I should have because of the kids. We all do what we think is best. I moved out the day after my oldest turned 16 so I totally get you on dealing with a snot nosed teenager!lol
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Post by naughtybear on Sept 15, 2016 8:11:35 GMT -5
Hey MJ, on this beautiful Thursday I hope things are looking up and you are feeling stronger. Go get 'em chica.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 16, 2016 9:28:59 GMT -5
Well....
I think I'm starting to get the hang of my new schedule. Working part time seems to have improved my patience levels with DS a little. But I swear he is 5 going on 15 right now so he's definitely testing the boundaries. Taking classes seems to be good for my brain and it's a welcome break from the drudgery of working here full time. The sucky part is that on the days I have DS I am completely wiped after he goes to sleep. Like, I lay on the couch to watch TV and I'm asleep before I can touch the remote.
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 16, 2016 9:38:43 GMT -5
We've been calling dh's job hunting tasks as "homework" to the kids. It reinforces that homework is important and that even mommy and daddy have to do it. What a great idea! Kudos!
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 16, 2016 9:46:18 GMT -5
Well.... I think I'm starting to get the hang of my new schedule. Working part time seems to have improved my patience levels with DS a little. But I swear he is 5 going on 15 right now so he's definitely testing the boundaries. Taking classes seems to be good for my brain and it's a welcome break from the drudgery of working here full time. The sucky part is that on the days I have DS I am completely wiped after he goes to sleep. Like, I lay on the couch to watch TV and I'm asleep before I can touch the remote. You'll get into the schedule and your body will adjust.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 16, 2016 10:01:32 GMT -5
Well.... I think I'm starting to get the hang of my new schedule. Working part time seems to have improved my patience levels with DS a little. But I swear he is 5 going on 15 right now so he's definitely testing the boundaries. Taking classes seems to be good for my brain and it's a welcome break from the drudgery of working here full time. The sucky part is that on the days I have DS I am completely wiped after he goes to sleep. Like, I lay on the couch to watch TV and I'm asleep before I can touch the remote. That is my night every night!lol I get up at 5am so by 8 or so I'm ready to pass out on the couch (and not just from the wine!). I totally live for the weekends...not to party but so I can sleep!
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Post by bean29 on Sept 16, 2016 14:39:47 GMT -5
MJ I am glad to hear things are going a little better. I also am wiped out by the end of my day. I am glad I don't have late in life children, b/c I just don't think I could cope.
I am pretty even tempered, but my DH can go on a rant about what I think are inconsequential issues, or issues it is dumb to get upset about b/c they are just out of your control. He hated DS's last girlfriend - he doesn't know it, but I thought about divorce for a long time. My son broke up with her, and my issues went away for the most part.
My big regret is that I did not make sure my kids did better in Math - especially DD. I thought she knew the stuff and was just not doing her homework, but she just did not learn even close to what she should have. DD did well in all subjects except Math, DS, well -- his math scores held up his low act scores in other areas.
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Post by suesinfl on Sept 16, 2016 14:59:59 GMT -5
Well.... I think I'm starting to get the hang of my new schedule. Working part time seems to have improved my patience levels with DS a little. But I swear he is 5 going on 15 right now so he's definitely testing the boundaries. Taking classes seems to be good for my brain and it's a welcome break from the drudgery of working here full time. The sucky part is that on the days I have DS I am completely wiped after he goes to sleep. Like, I lay on the couch to watch TV and I'm asleep before I can touch the remote. I'm happy to hear things are starting to come together. Your body is just trying to get use to the new normal and will adjust with time. This is an adjustment for your son too, but soon he will also fall into the new routine. Hang in there, you got this!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 22, 2016 17:33:30 GMT -5
Well I'm behind in my AutoCad class because I am an idiot/don't have access to the engineering labs that often because of my schedule/can't install it on my laptop to practice. My art class want us to turn in actual art work (that was supposed to be my easy elective). Financial aid STILL hasn't given me the loan money I'm owed for this semester, so with rent, private health insurance, monthly support payments, and the rest of my bills I am extremely broke. And DS is continuing to have behavioral problems in class. And I have an exam Tuesday and one the following Monday. I feel like I'm running on fumes and it's only 2.5-3 weeks in. I honestly don't know if I can keep doing this at this pace.... I am mentally and emotionally running on fumes.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 22, 2016 17:34:05 GMT -5
Wow, I said the same thing twice and didn't even notice....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2016 17:41:40 GMT -5
Wow, I said the same thing twice and didn't even notice.... Don't feel bad. I had to read it 3 times before I could even figure out what was repeated. :-)
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Post by giramomma on Sept 22, 2016 17:56:42 GMT -5
Well I'm behind in my AutoCad class because I am an idiot/don't have access to the engineering labs that often because of my schedule/can't install it on my laptop to practice. My art class want us to turn in actual art work (that was supposed to be my easy elective). Financial aid STILL hasn't given me the loan money I'm owed for this semester, so with rent, private health insurance, monthly support payments, and the rest of my bills I am extremely broke. And DS is continuing to have behavioral problems in class. And I have an exam Tuesday and one the following Monday. I feel like I'm running on fumes and it's only 2.5-3 weeks in. I honestly don't know if I can keep doing this at this pace.... I am mentally and emotionally running on fumes. Hugs. Stop and breathe. Let's look at what you can control in the immediate future.. 1. Autocad..Why can't you install it on your laptop? Do you have a IT department on campus that can help you? 2. Art..Can you drop the class and be full time? Is it too late to sign up for something else instead? 3. Your exam Tuesday...how prepared are you for it? What do you need to do to get ready? I get money is stressful. Worrying about it won't make the check come faster. What have folks said when you've inquired? I know your DS. You can't control his behavior. Nor, no matter what we like to think, this does not reflect on you as a parent. Have you talked to a school counselor? Are his teacher's expectations reasonable? It is not reasonable to ask 5 yo boy to sit still/be quite for hours on end. What are they doing to help him get the wiggles out? Goodness, even my 3rd grader gets to sit on balance balls in class. They still have a bunch of stations so they get to move around, chat a little bit, etc. I know you've got another exam coming up. You need to take things one week at a time. The second exam shouldn't be on your radar. Are you making study aides for yourself so you can study in 5-10 minute chunks? That's how I'm brushing up on my GRE vocab. I don't have an hour to sit down and study. I have waiting for buses and 3 minute bus rides in between jobs to study. I thought this wasn't nearly enough. But, turns out, it's been more helpful than I anticipated. How hard are you being on yourself? I do strive for perfection, but I've learned to be happy with good enough.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2016 17:59:13 GMT -5
Email them and tell them you want an IEP for him for the next 8 weeks and a full-time aide. They will drag their feet holding a meeting for it, but maybe you can get a 504 with accommodations for him in writing. Sadly, a 504 can only be enforced in Federal Court, but you'll at least warn them that you are on to them and know your rights. You won't get an IEP. That is for special education students and requires extensive testing. It is for intellectual disabilities, not physical ones. I'm glad you got an aide. That wouldn't happen at my school
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Sept 22, 2016 22:16:20 GMT -5
Email them and tell them you want an IEP for him for the next 8 weeks and a full-time aide. They will drag their feet holding a meeting for it, but maybe you can get a 504 with accommodations for him in writing. Sadly, a 504 can only be enforced in Federal Court, but you'll at least warn them that you are on to them and know your rights. You won't get an IEP. That is for special education students and requires extensive testing. It is for intellectual disabilities, not physical ones. I'm glad you got an aide. That wouldn't happen at my school That depends upon the physical disability. ODS has been tested (over and over and over, from multiple perspectives). He has no intellectual disabilities. He does, however, have a physical disability: he has a hearing problem (and dyslexia). He had an IEP for 10 years (until we dropped it). An IEP is for any disability -- cognitive, behavioral, emotional, physical, medical -- that prevents a student from accessing the general curriculum and/or from making progress in that curriculum. So, it is possible that a broken arm might justify an IEP (i.e., if it required surgery and one of those contraptions that are screwed into the bones to help them heal thereby necessitating a lengthy recovery and if this was a student's writing hand or if the school has gone entirely digital and requires constant keyboarding, or, if the student is deaf and communicates via ASL). An IEP would depend upon the totality of the circumstances. But, I get what you're saying regarding MJ's son. I was being a little sarcastic -- just a little. I understand that in a perfect educational setting, the perfect aide would be waiting on a bench ready to jump into action immediately for a student. But, this is not a perfect world and there are no perfect educational settings. Sometimes it takes time to find and hire an appropriate aide, or to shuffle people around to free up an existing aide, or to work out the details of the use of an aide. What I have an issue with is schools that don't communicate with parents, or communicate well with parents. If a student needs an aide, and it will take a few days/week(s) to line up an aide, then tell the parent. Keep the parent informed as to the progress. So many issues between schools and parents could easily be avoided if the school simply communicated more effectively in a timely fashion. I might be wrong, but I don't think the school was communicating with MJ very well about when an aide would actually be provided. So, I got sarcastic. [GRG steps off the soapbox.] Next?
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 23, 2016 2:36:48 GMT -5
Well I'm behind in my AutoCad class because I am an idiot/don't have access to the engineering labs that often because of my schedule/can't install it on my laptop to practice. My art class want us to turn in actual art work (that was supposed to be my easy elective). Financial aid STILL hasn't given me the loan money I'm owed for this semester, so with rent, private health insurance, monthly support payments, and the rest of my bills I am extremely broke. And DS is continuing to have behavioral problems in class. And I have an exam Tuesday and one the following Monday. I feel like I'm running on fumes and it's only 2.5-3 weeks in. I honestly don't know if I can keep doing this at this pace.... I am mentally and emotionally running on fumes. Hugs. Stop and breathe. Let's look at what you can control in the immediate future.. 1. Autocad..Why can't you install it on your laptop? Do you have a IT department on campus that can help you? 2. Art..Can you drop the class and be full time? Is it too late to sign up for something else instead? 3. Your exam Tuesday...how prepared are you for it? What do you need to do to get ready? I get money is stressful. Worrying about it won't make the check come faster. What have folks said when you've inquired? I know your DS. You can't control his behavior. Nor, no matter what we like to think, this does not reflect on you as a parent. Have you talked to a school counselor? Are his teacher's expectations reasonable? It is not reasonable to ask 5 yo boy to sit still/be quite for hours on end. What are they doing to help him get the wiggles out? Goodness, even my 3rd grader gets to sit on balance balls in class. They still have a bunch of stations so they get to move around, chat a little bit, etc. I know you've got another exam coming up. You need to take things one week at a time. The second exam shouldn't be on your radar. Are you making study aides for yourself so you can study in 5-10 minute chunks? That's how I'm brushing up on my GRE vocab. I don't have an hour to sit down and study. I have waiting for buses and 3 minute bus rides in between jobs to study. I thought this wasn't nearly enough. But, turns out, it's been more helpful than I anticipated. How hard are you being on yourself? I do strive for perfection, but I've learned to be happy with good enough. AutoCAD requires 8GB RAM and a specific video card. The version I downloaded calls for Win7. Normally, before the install there is a list of system parameters that it calls for. I do know that some of my classmates downloaded it onto their laptops. I put it on my desktop. One of the big problems that I can an into is that the computer lab is also used for other CAD classes too, so it wasn't always available. Fan other monkey wrench got thrown in the game was when you configured your computer with the specs you needed to work, then you had to work on THAT computer the rest of the semester. This was more the piping CAD, Structural CAD and CATIA.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 23, 2016 5:12:50 GMT -5
Hugs. Stop and breathe. Let's look at what you can control in the immediate future.. 1. Autocad..Why can't you install it on your laptop? Do you have a IT department on campus that can help you? 2. Art..Can you drop the class and be full time? Is it too late to sign up for something else instead? 3. Your exam Tuesday...how prepared are you for it? What do you need to do to get ready? I get money is stressful. Worrying about it won't make the check come faster. What have folks said when you've inquired? I know your DS. You can't control his behavior. Nor, no matter what we like to think, this does not reflect on you as a parent. Have you talked to a school counselor? Are his teacher's expectations reasonable? It is not reasonable to ask 5 yo boy to sit still/be quite for hours on end. What are they doing to help him get the wiggles out? Goodness, even my 3rd grader gets to sit on balance balls in class. They still have a bunch of stations so they get to move around, chat a little bit, etc. I know you've got another exam coming up. You need to take things one week at a time. The second exam shouldn't be on your radar. Are you making study aides for yourself so you can study in 5-10 minute chunks? That's how I'm brushing up on my GRE vocab. I don't have an hour to sit down and study. I have waiting for buses and 3 minute bus rides in between jobs to study. I thought this wasn't nearly enough. But, turns out, it's been more helpful than I anticipated. How hard are you being on yourself? I do strive for perfection, but I've learned to be happy with good enough. AutoCAD requires 8GB RAM and a specific video card. The version I downloaded calls for Win7. Normally, before the install there is a list of system parameters that it calls for. I do know that some of my classmates downloaded it onto their laptops. I put it on my desktop. One of the big problems that I can an into is that the computer lab is also used for other CAD classes too, so it wasn't always available. Fan other monkey wrench got thrown in the game was when you configured your computer with the specs you needed to work, then you had to work on THAT computer the rest of the semester. This was more the piping CAD, Structural CAD and CATIA. My laptop definitely has enough RAM. Not sure about the video card, but I think I have what's needed. What happens is that I'll go through the whole install from start to finish without any indication of problems, and at the end it will say "Install Complete. The following items failed to install:" and it lists every item that was supposed to be installed. I tried reading the log but I don't understand computer speak. I saw something about Direct X but my computer has it. The professor said try disabling the firewall. Tried that last night and still got the same result. The CAD labs are only open M-F and I only have a 3 hour block on Tuesdays to take advantage of that. That's nowhere close to enough time for me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 6:03:25 GMT -5
You won't get an IEP. That is for special education students and requires extensive testing. It is for intellectual disabilities, not physical ones. I'm glad you got an aide. That wouldn't happen at my school That depends upon the physical disability. ODS has been tested (over and over and over, from multiple perspectives). He has no intellectual disabilities. He does, however, have a physical disability: he has a hearing problem (and dyslexia). He had an IEP for 10 years (until we dropped it). An IEP is for any disability -- cognitive, behavioral, emotional, physical, medical -- that prevents a student from accessing the general curriculum and/or from making progress in that curriculum. So, it is possible that a broken arm might justify an IEP (i.e., if it required surgery and one of those contraptions that are screwed into the bones to help them heal thereby necessitating a lengthy recovery and if this was a student's writing hand or if the school has gone entirely digital and requires constant keyboarding, or, if the student is deaf and communicates via ASL). An IEP would depend upon the totality of the circumstances. But, I get what you're saying regarding MJ's son. I was being a little sarcastic -- just a little. I understand that in a perfect educational setting, the perfect aide would be waiting on a bench ready to jump into action immediately for a student. But, this is not a perfect world and there are no perfect educational settings. Sometimes it takes time to find and hire an appropriate aide, or to shuffle people around to free up an existing aide, or to work out the details of the use of an aide. What I have an issue with is schools that don't communicate with parents, or communicate well with parents. If a student needs an aide, and it will take a few days/week(s) to line up an aide, then tell the parent. Keep the parent informed as to the progress. So many issues between schools and parents could easily be avoided if the school simply communicated more effectively in a timely fashion. I might be wrong, but I don't think the school was communicating with MJ very well about when an aide would actually be provided. So, I got sarcastic. [GRG steps off the soapbox.] Next? I used the wrong word. Special education covers learning (not intellectual) disabilities. Being gifted is also covered by special education although they aren't required to receive services. Dyslexia is a learning disability.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Sept 23, 2016 8:15:31 GMT -5
I used the wrong word. Special education covers learning (not intellectual) disabilities. Being gifted is also covered by special education although they aren't required to receive services. Dyslexia is a learning disability. ODS initially got an IEP for his hearing issue at the age of 3. The dyslexia didn't come into play until several years later, of course. And, yes, in the curious world that is special education, gifted students are also eligible for IEPs.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 8:18:59 GMT -5
Different states handle gifted differently. In PA they get IEPs, but not everywhere, or at least last I knew...
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 23, 2016 11:00:05 GMT -5
I used the wrong word. Special education covers learning (not intellectual) disabilities. Being gifted is also covered by special education although they aren't required to receive services. Dyslexia is a learning disability. ODS initially got an IEP for his hearing issue at the age of 3. The dyslexia didn't come into play until several years later, of course. And, yes, in the curious world that is special education, gifted students are also eligible for IEPs. ds got an iep for speech in K4. He's in 1st grade now and it's still in play.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 23, 2016 11:17:44 GMT -5
I am going a different direction. Not likely to be popular either. There is nothing wrong with admitting that this is not for you and moving on before you rack up lots of debt and expense and ruin your health and family. I am just saying........if you need permission to give it up and move on, give it to yourself. If you need it from someone else, I give it to you. It will not be the end of the world. One door closes and another one opens. If this is not going to work, something else will, if you keep networking and seeking what is right for you in life. believe me - I have been trying to tell myself to pack it in since like day 3, lol! However, this is my new problem: I can't see myself doing anything else and being content. Even though I'm cursing like a sailor under my breath during my AutoCad class and taking a while to understand what to do to get the result I need, I really like it. It's weird, I know... but I like learning how to take numbers and turn them into something you can see. And all the jobs you can do once you get the degree and learn all the necessary software sound amazing to me. We're going to start SolidWorks in a week or two (I think), and I really need to get myself in gear before I get further behind. So in short, the lazy me wants to give up - like ALL THE TIME. But the motivated me keeps pointing to all the doors that will be open to me when I finish. The motivated part is winning for now, but I will definitely re-evaluate each semester to see if this is working for me (at a full time pace).
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 23, 2016 11:18:20 GMT -5
I am going a different direction. Not likely to be popular either. There is nothing wrong with admitting that this is not for you and moving on before you rack up lots of debt and expense and ruin your health and family. I am just saying........if you need permission to give it up and move on, give it to yourself. If you need it from someone else, I give it to you. It will not be the end of the world. One door closes and another one opens. If this is not going to work, something else will, if you keep networking and seeking what is right for you in life. She's need to look up the cut off date for when to drop classes at 0 cost. I know the schools I went to had a calendar showing when you could drop your class at $0 and when thye would begin charging. I believe at 30 days you owed the full amount of the class. If she's going to be on the hook for the classes then IMO it's better to finish out the semester. Even if she dropped engineering she'd now have recent general classes on her transcript. I WOULD drop the art class and eat the cost. Find another general to take in it's place or at a later date. Don't do drama classes either as an FYI, you'll be expected to volunteer for the productions.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 23, 2016 11:28:02 GMT -5
the art class only meets on Monday night so we were past the add/drop period at the first meeting (because of the way Labor Day fell this year). If I dropped it, I wouldn't have been able to replace it with another course without special permission. The way that the engineering courses are set up is that some of them are only 2 credits when they should be 3 - or 3 when they should be more. My AutoCad course meets for nearly 6 hours a week, but it's only 3 credits. Because of that, I'm taking 5 courses for a total of 12 credits. Dropping the art class would have put me at less than full time status.
ETA: Nope - I just checked and my 6 hr/week CAD class is listed as a 2 CREDIT COURSE.... DA FUQ?!?!?!?!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 11:39:08 GMT -5
Can I ask, GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl, why you dropped your son's IEP? Although it was originally for the hearing disability, does he not still need accommodations for the dyslexia? Even if his teachers are naturally accommodating and he has developed self-resources that allow him to function well, it seems the IEP would be necessary so that he can receive accommodations on college admissions test. Wouldn't he benefit from extended time?
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 24, 2016 1:33:41 GMT -5
AutoCAD requires 8GB RAM and a specific video card. The version I downloaded calls for Win7. Normally, before the install there is a list of system parameters that it calls for. I do know that some of my classmates downloaded it onto their laptops. I put it on my desktop. One of the big problems that I can an into is that the computer lab is also used for other CAD classes too, so it wasn't always available. Fan other monkey wrench got thrown in the game was when you configured your computer with the specs you needed to work, then you had to work on THAT computer the rest of the semester. This was more the piping CAD, Structural CAD and CATIA. My laptop definitely has enough RAM. Not sure about the video card, but I think I have what's needed. What happens is that I'll go through the whole install from start to finish without any indication of problems, and at the end it will say "Install Complete. The following items failed to install:" and it lists every item that was supposed to be installed. I tried reading the log but I don't understand computer speak. I saw something about Direct X but my computer has it. The professor said try disabling the firewall. Tried that last night and still got the same result. The CAD labs are only open M-F and I only have a 3 hour block on Tuesdays to take advantage of that. That's nowhere close to enough time for me. I'm sorry. I ran into those problems too in that the blocks of time that the computer lab was available was not nearly sufficient for me. I would contact the college's IT people and ask them for help.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 7:08:25 GMT -5
Does auto cad have any lecture? Or is it all 'studio' time? It's usually 3 hours of studio or 1 hour of lecture per credit as far as I know.
Considering that, I'm surprised your art class is only one night. Son was looking at an art class, but because it was all studio it met 9 hours a week.
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muttleynfelix
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Post by muttleynfelix on Sept 25, 2016 7:15:39 GMT -5
I am going a different direction. Not likely to be popular either. There is nothing wrong with admitting that this is not for you and moving on before you rack up lots of debt and expense and ruin your health and family. I am just saying........if you need permission to give it up and move on, give it to yourself. If you need it from someone else, I give it to you. It will not be the end of the world. One door closes and another one opens. If this is not going to work, something else will, if you keep networking and seeking what is right for you in life. believe me - I have been trying to tell myself to pack it in since like day 3, lol! However, this is my new problem: I can't see myself doing anything else and being content. Even though I'm cursing like a sailor under my breath during my AutoCad class and taking a while to understand what to do to get the result I need, I really like it. It's weird, I know... but I like learning how to take numbers and turn them into something you can see. And all the jobs you can do once you get the degree and learn all the necessary software sound amazing to me. We're going to start SolidWorks in a week or two (I think), and I really need to get myself in gear before I get further behind. So in short, the lazy me wants to give up - like ALL THE TIME. But the motivated me keeps pointing to all the doors that will be open to me when I finish. The motivated part is winning for now, but I will definitely re-evaluate each semester to see if this is working for me (at a full time pace). Can I just say that as engineer, there is something extremely satisfying at looking at a completed project and saying I designed that. If you want it, the hard work is worth it.
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