Dear Class,
Week 6 has started out with a bang for me. It
is my 5-year-old's birthday, and a lot has happened: she woke up
earlier than usual; we let her have friends over, and then took her to
McDonald's to have a lunch date with her dad--she cried at McDonald's
when two girls told her she couldn't play with them on the slide; my
two-year-old had a tantrum in the library; my son got a "ticket" in
school for mooning his friends (Where did he learn that?!); and I have
quite a bit of schoolwork to wedge into nap times and bed times this
week. Each of my children has cried during the past 4 hours--this really
is an extraordinary day! Does anyone else have some crazy Monday or
weekend stories? I'd love to hear them!
This week, as you'll know from reading my Notes from Sister Bowen / Q&A,
will start off gently enough, but Lesson 19 will be brutal. Make sure
you get started on your work today so you have enough time to get all
the writing done in Lesson 19.
A final academic
note: I have graded everything you have submitted other than your
analysis essays, and I have offered feedback on everything. Some of you
persist in using first person writing in your summaries, and others
still inject personal commentaries into the summary text. I will keep
docking points for stepping outside the bounds of good summary writing
every time I catch it because I want you to become excellent writers who
can modify writing to suit specific guidelines. To review excellent
summary writing, go to my Lesson 4 Notes from Sister Bowen / Q&A and click on the attachment regarding summary writing.
I
have been pondering what to share with you as I have reviewed the
General Conference talks throughout the last several days. The quote
that keeps coming back to me is "What e'er thou art, act well thy part."
As we are all working and striving through our BYU-I experience, we
need divine help to reach our potential.
When you
signed up for this class, you essentially said, "Yes! I can do this! And
I will do it as well as I can!" Good luck as you do your very best, and
know that I am working hard right along with you, expecting your very
best in every lesson. Enjoy this video about the "Whate'er thou art" stone and its meaning. I talk about it in the Notes from Sister Bowen / Q&A this week.
Love,
Sister Bowen
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