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I had these in my first year of college and thought I would pass them along to my fellow classmates.

How do we find a proper balance that will allow us to excel in each aspect of our lives?

Tip #1
Family Meeting: Conduct a family meeting with the members of your household. Discuss how daily schedules, chores, and other responsibilities may shift now that you are in school working toward your degree. Delegate tasks to others so that you will have more time to complete your school work. Explain that it is a temporary situation and the resulting benefits to the family that a degree can provide will be worth the sacrifices.

Tip #2
Choose a satisfying career path. Finding and maintaining balance in your lifel means finding work that reflects who you are, and what you truly believe in. Simply stated, happiness requires a sense of purpose. Ask yourself, “What is most important to me? What occupation will give my work meaning?”

Tip #3
Save a day for yourself. You are busy working during the day, doing your schoolwork in the evenings, and spending time with your family on the weekends. Time for yourself is important for maintaining balance in your life, so try not to neglect yourself. Save at least one day a week to do the things you want to do instead of those things you need to do. You will feel refreshed and ready to conqure the world.

Tip #4
Let the housework go. Ask yourself, “What is the worst thing that could happen it I don’t vacuum the carpet today?” or “Is it possible I could the laundryon another day when I don’t have so much reading to do?” Save time and energy by ordering out for pizza on those nights when you have a lot of reading to do. Or better yet, delegate household chores to other family members, relieving you of these duties altogether. Keep the goal of GRADUATION firmly planted in your mind and do whatever it takes to make schoolwork a priority in your house.

Tip #5
Complete tasks right away. For example, whenever you receive an email, decide right then whether to respond to it or delete it. People who “do it now” are more efficient than people who wait till a later date to complete their daily tasks.

Tip #6
Get rid of unnecessary “stuff”. Clutter around the house and office makes demands on your life. If it does not serve a purpose get rid of it. With less “stuff” to take care of, you will feel more relaxed and you will focus on what is really important. For example, sort through papers sitting on or around your computer workstation to see what really needs to be there. If it’s not important, toss it.

Tip #7
Ask for help when you need it. You are not alone on your journey through life. There are people available to support you and guide you when you get lost or feel overwhelmed. Make sure to utilize your support system. Some who can help are family members, friends, co-workers, classmates, academic advisors, and even community services.

Tip #8
AVOID THE GUILT TRIP! Dont’ beat yourself up or feel guilty about not being able to spend as much time at work, or with family and friends as you used to. You made a decision to go to college to earn your degree. That’s important. Replace the guilt with pride that you are on a path to accomplish your goal of GRADUATION. Use your critical thinking skills to make decisions about how you choose to spend your time, and then stick with it! YOU CAN DO THIS!

Betty Ray-Mydland
Student
Ashworth Criminal Justice Program

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Megan Bowen is an Ashworth High School English Instructor.  You can read some of Megan’s blog posts by clicking here and scrolling to the bottom of the page.  As someone who is always thinking of new and dynamic ways to engage her students, it’s no surprise that Megan has begun hosting classroom discussions on the Ashworth Student Forum.  As an English major myself, I’ve personally enjoyed participating in these interactive discussions and have been very impressed by the insightul perspectives students have offered on their latest reading assignments. 

If you’re an Ashworth High School student or a parent of such a student, we encourage you to participate in one of Megan’s classroom discussions.  Our new student forum provides a terrific environment for students, parents, and faculty to interact—so be sure to join our Forum community today if you haven’t already. 

Megan and I hope to see you on the Forum soon!

Here are the links:

Ashworth University Student Forum

Megan’s Bowen Classroom Discussions

Ryan Rode
Interactive Services Manager
Ashworth University 

As pioneers in the online learning field, we here at Ashworth University are very excited to watch the online education format quickly becoming the preferred choice of thousands upon thousands of new students worldwide. With its’ superior convenience, flexibility, and customized learning features; the online learning model is increasingly being seen as the central way to educate and train oneself on your own terms as we move into the future. As our everyday tasks, communications, and experiences continue to move into the “virtual” world, it’s not hard to understand why the online learning revolution has literally transformed the lives of students everywhere.

If you’re interested in discussing your educational options, all you have to do is click here for more information. Our advisors are not sales people. They’re simply here to answer your questions and help you make informed decisions if you think online learning might be a viable option for you. We’ve also just launched the Ashworth University Forum, which is a great place for those interested in finding out what we’re all about to talk with Ashworth students, faculty, and alumni. You’ll find a lot of people just like yourself carrying on conversations there, so be sure to check it out. We look forward to hearing from you!

Ryan Rode
Interactive Services Manager
Ashworth University

At Ashworth High School, we place the highest value on the accreditation status of our various program offerings.  From our high school to our masters’ programs, our curriculum development process meets the strict standards set by state, regionally, and nationally recognized accrediting agencies such as SACS-CASI, CITA, and DETC. 

Over the past several months, we’ve been closely following the unfortunate developments in Clayton County’s school accreditation crisis.  As we have a number of faculty, staff, and students originally from and currently residing in your county; this story does hit close to home.  As a school with local community ties, we’re committed to doing whatever we can to provide the citizens of Clayton County with accredited educational options.  

On April 26th, faculty and staff members from Ashworth High School will be hosting open panel discussions from the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Southlake Mall.  We’d like to encourage students and their families to take a few minutes out of their day to join us for what promises to be a very lively and informative event.  To give you a clearer sense of what these seminars will cover, here’s some of the most important issues we’ll be addressing and program features we’ll be demonstrating:

• Explain the benefits of distance education in today’s world
• Show how parents can fit into a child’s education
• View live demonstrations of course and online tutorials
• Examine our industry leading textbooks, study guides, and course related materials such as lab kits.

This is a great opportunity to meet our distinguished team of experts who develop our accredited curriculum, ask questions of our experienced faculty, and discuss with our student advisors exactly how credits are transferred to our school. 

For more information about this upcoming event, please visit our “Ashworth Options” web page at:

www.AshworthOptions.com

We’ve also created a special hotline number and email box exclusively devoted to answering questions about what Ashworth High School can do for you.

The hotline number is:

877-94-ASHWORTH

The email address is:

options@AshworthHighSchool.com

We’d like to thank you for your time today and look forward to seeing you on April 26th at Southlake Mall!

Sincerely,

Ashworth High School Faculty & Staff

Dr. Lisa Bryde is Ashworth University’s manager of Research and Curriculum Development.  If you have any questions about our accreditation standards or would like to discuss what educational options may best fit your needs, please feel free to contact Dr. Bryde at:

lbryde@ashworthuniversity.edu

                    Thanks to Olivia for permission to use this Photo. 

George Siemens is acknowledged as being one of the most innovative minds in the education field.  Through his groundbreaking analyses of how educators can use technology to their advantage rather than fearing its’ radical capabilities, Siemens has had a major impact on how teachers, students, and just about anyone involved in the education field perceives how our traditional learning models must evolve in order to effectively provide the knowledge and skills most vital in tomorrow’s “connected” world.  In the following slideshow presentation, Siemens outlines some of his main thoughts on what tomorrow may look like if we begin taking the necessary steps to reform our educational system today.  This presentation is a solid introduction to George’s theories.  We’d like to thank him for being an Ashworth University contributing blogger and would like to encourage everyone to check out his amazing elearnspace Blog.  Thanks George!

Ryan Rode
Interactive Services Manager
Ashworth University