Fall 2006                       

   BLA 3401  INTERMEDIATE GREEK I A      4.00  16.00   

   ESS 1135  BOWLING              A      1.00   4.00   

   RED 4380  PRINC./TCHNG-CHURCH  B      3.00   9.00   

   YMN 3200  SUPERVISED MINISTRY  A      2.00   8.00   

   YMN 3310  PHI. FND./YOUTH MIN. B      3.00   9.00   

                 Attempt Earned Points Divisor   GPA   

   Sem Undergrad   13.00  13.00  46.00   13.00  3.53   

   Cum Undergrad   78.00  87.00 295.00   78.00  3.78   

                       HONOR ROLL                       

This is my report card for the past semester. There are three surprises and one blessing on it. Bowling turned into an A, that totally fascinates me. I despised my bowling professor, didn’t show up, got an 55 on a test, and apparently made an A. Brittany Longoria and I did happen to tear it up every Monday morning, wreaking havoc on the points spread. Only one guy slipped on the oil, more actually he dove after his ball to keep it from slamming into the guard rail on cantankerous lane #6. Principles of Teaching in the Church reads a B. Semi-surprising as the lowest known grade I received in that class was an 89. Each week the papers we turned in were graded on an A or F scale, I did get one F. There is no remorse for my lack of a perfect grade in that class, as it was the point of the class not to get a good grade but to learn. I am content with an B, to not be would to fail the class. Philosophical Foundations of Youth Ministry reads a B. That is truly maddening as the lowest grade recorded all year was a 93 which is a border line A. with eighty percent of my grade reporting I had a 96 average, which means that I needed to do ok on the final to walk out with an A. Guess not. This class frustrated me to no end. Philosophy courses should not have tests composed of multiple choice, matching, and true false questions. There should be something called feedback from the professor on assignments. And there should be new material from leading experts in youth ministry.

   BLA 3401  INTERMEDIATE GREEK I A      4.00  16.00   

This is the true blessing. The above line can be translated two ways. First, that I received an A in Intermediate Greek I. (Greek 3) I prefer the second translation: I sucked it up and got my butt kicked every single day all semester and still came out walking. This class was unrealistically hard and it all pulled through. Lessons learned include not whining about a crappy prof until you have done your best and are still left short. He was a great professor and I learned a ton a Greek.