I am getting better at picking out which professors won't work for me, before it is too late. Some people really hate to give out good grades, but don't really put in the effort to show you how to do things right. I had to switch my MS Excel class, because she was putting in 20% effort, and expected 120% from me. My new teacher is actually teaching me things, and told me about a contest for local startups.

It is too late to fix the problem, because I already bought the book, but I like the ALEKS software, much better than the Pearson MyMathLab stuff. The Pearson stuff you have to figure out a problem before you can go to the next topic. ALEKS is a bit more free form, you have a pie-graph to do, rather than a strict linear progression. I am also being whiny, because I have to read my math textbook to do the homework. Older people will laugh, but that isn't usually a thing anymore.

I was doing really well in my conditioning classes, until my Pilates teacher upped the intensity. The swim aerobics class is like physical therapy, now. I am having fun, and pretending I have a physically intensive job. Why do I need to go to college to get a job digging all day? Besides the eventually getting old thing.