The Importance of Humility

(another steno entry, so pardon the funky formatting at times)

Here I am, sitting in the court reporting classroom, near the end of a rather long day.  You see, the lab room is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays up until 9 o'clock p.m . .  That's pretty late, don't you think?
Only 2 other students are in here with me, and they're all quiet.
Today was a good day.  The lab opened early, so I snuck in closer to 9 :30 a.m . , working on my theory drills until 1 of the instructors came in to explain more about future class options that are part of the certification requirements.  It looks like a lot, but all I keep thinking is," how can I pass this program even faster than the 4 years?  "
I bet that's what everyone tells themselves when they start the program.

The short session did remind me that I should contact my college to request a transcript -- depending on what classes I already took, I may be able to waive some of the courses here.  One can dream, right?
I finished and submitted my quiz for lesson 27 and had started reviewing the ones in lesson 28.  The usual instructor wasn't available, so I was taught by a male teacher named "Eric."  Boy, was he tough. Let me just say that the experience was very humbling to say the least.  So far, I have done very well on each and every lesson, but I was reminded today that I still have a long way to go, and shouldn't let my small successes get to my head.
Not to mention that my relatively perfect track record when it came to quizzes has also been obliterated!  I want to blame it on the machine, which started to roll up its own paper in the middle of the quiz, but I know better than to place the blame on other things.
Going forward, I'll double check to make sure that my paper isn't acting up, and that I'm much more gracious object my current position.

In other news, all of next week is Spring Break, so the school will be closed.  I plan on settling down at home to continue making progress through the lessons so that I can complete them all far before the end of the semester. I can then devote the rest of the time to polishing up my notes, writing, and everything.
Maybe by then, the weather will be a little nicer, too...

Current Lesson -- Lesson 29