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I Graduated!
December 18, 2012 11:19 AM by Jennifer Preston
I graduated! I cannot believe that it is over. I’m done with school. I’m done with fieldwork. It is all up to me now. It hasn’t sunk in yet. I have been waiting for this for over 2 years and now it’s finally here. Going back to school at 29 years old Read More...
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Impatient
September 14, 2012 3:44 PM by Jennifer Preston
Week three of my fieldwork is now complete. Next week is my midterm. Yet, I have still done nothing but observe. I’m trying to not be impatient and I’m trying to not compare my experience with that of my classmates, but I can’t help but feel behind. I Read More...
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A Little Break For My Sanity
August 3, 2012 12:36 PM by Jennifer Preston
For better or for worse, my husband and I just decided a mere hour ago to head up north tonight and spend the day tomorrow riding our ATV’s and enjoying a little family time. We plan to leave late tomorrow evening and be home for Sunday. Why may this Read More...
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This Term's Losses
March 21, 2012 11:43 AM by Jennifer Preston
Yesterday the final grades for the term where finally posted (a day late) and it was not pretty. Thankfully, I did well with my lowest grade being a B+ but others in my class were not so lucky. Many students just barely passed this term and they are understandably Read More...
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Readiness
November 14, 2011 5:49 PM by Courtney Crone
As the time gets closer that I will be finished with my academic work I am getting more and more nervous about fieldwork. Even though I have been working as a COTA for almost 8 years I wonder if I will make a good OTR. I wonder if I have learned enough Read More...
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Working While Going to School
August 17, 2011 8:54 PM by Jennifer Preston
I have a very important decision to make within the next few weeks. Assuming (hoping, praying) that I am accepted into the OTA program that starts this fall I need to decide what I am going to do about my job. I have been strongly advised by the program Read More...
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Strict Attendance Policies
July 13, 2011 8:37 PM by Jennifer Preston
Yesterday I had to leave class after taking my test because I was sick. I struggled to make it through the test without having to make a quick exit, so staying was just not an option. However, it was a tough decision to decide to leave and not because Read More...
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Difficult patients
July 6, 2011 10:22 AM by Courtney Crone
I hope that everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July. With the holiday over my stress level has increased. I picked up some extra hours for the month of July to cover a co-workers vacation and in two weeks I start back to school. With these new hours Read More...
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I Wish I Loved School
June 22, 2011 12:42 PM by Jennifer Preston
By this time next week I will be knee deep in school again. I wish I was more excited about it. I wish I was one of those people who just loves school for the sake of learning and experiencing new things. I am not. I see it as a means to an end, the necessary Read More...
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Only
June 1, 2011 11:40 AM by Jennifer Preston
The dreaded “ you’re only ” or “ all you do ” qualifiers. I’ve been haunted by these statements all my working life. When I was a teacher, I often heard, “Oh, you’re only a preschool teacher.” I guess preschool teachers don’t teach. Or I was told “ All Read More...
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Pediatrics
May 23, 2011 5:22 PM by Courtney Crone
This quarter in school was focused on learing about the pediatric world of occupational therapy. As I begin my studying for finals I reflect back on what I have learned and think I do not know how pediatric OT's do it. I would imagine it is rewarding Read More...
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