Summer Session Part 2

Meg came home in March to find herself finishing her Freshmen year with online classes.  She really missed the classroom and direct interaction with her instructors.  Several of her classes became more challenging because of the new format.  Others almost became a joke filled with busy work.  She did her best, however, given the circumstances and proudly finished with a 3.65 grade point average.

Since Meg wasn't able to work this summer due to the pandemic, we encouraged her to take two more classes.  As Bloomington campus was closed, more classes were offered online through IU than in years past.  Thus, Meg was able to complete a business composition class required for her major and take a history class.  Summer session one went well for her.  She had grown accustomed to the online format and the professors were better prepared for it as well.  She didn't love her business class  like she thought that she would.  Cal had told her it was an easy A.  Meg, however, was taking the class with the author of the textbook who had higher grading expectations than Cal's teacher did.  She put a lot of time into the class and fortunately was placed with a hardworking group for her final project.  She didn't receive the A+ that Cal did, but her group won the case conference challenge.  She was extremely proud of that.

Meg's second class was Dylan, Elvis and Postwar America.  She really enjoyed the topics that were assigned.  She and I discussed McCarthyism, the Presley family's move to Memphis, sexuality in the 1950s and the Civil Rights Movement.  We even watched Guess Who's Coming to Dinner together as her final project for that class.  We were proud to see that she finished with an A+ in the class.  Meg has one more class to take this summer, The New Testament.  Thankfully, the assignments seem to be more on par with her Postwar America class.  She and I are both looking forward to the topics that will be discussed in her new class.  Continuing her education wasn't quite what she was interested in doing this summer, but overall it has worked out well for her and will definitely help her in the long run.