I started two new classes on Labor
Day - well, new to me. The classes
themselves aren't new. One is in
financing and the other is accounting.
Oh, joy. It hasn't been a full
week, and already I've gotten them mixed up.
The instructor who teaches finance
is one I've already had before. My
accounting instructor is the most enthusiastic one yet. She talks quicker than I can take notes. She doesn't spend much time on the assignment
but does seem to cover a lot of ground.
It is still overwhelming.
Now, I'm a visual person, which I
think I have mentioned. I love finding
videos on YouTube that will help me understand whatever subject. CrashCourse was great for economics and history,
but it doesn't appear that there are have been any CrashCourse made with the
subject of accounting. Too bad. Meanwhile, I have been searching for
something that doesn't sound or read like Ben Stein.
You see the reaction of the students? I actually have a more attentive face
learning the depression and economics and so forth than studying accounting. I
have not come across yet that makes me go, "OH . . . I get it now!" Ben Stein also done commercials for "Clear Eyes" and while the commercials themselves seem to have some eye amusement, his voice does not
Accounting reads like double
talk. The language is seriously over my
head. And of course, everything is
written in third person. I guess that's
one reason I prefer reading material in first person as opposed to third
person. Third person is too textbooky
and impersonal. There is nothing
personal about accounting. The higher up
the class is, the more foreign it sounds.
Although I do seem to be getting some of what I hear or read.
Though the majority of my
instructors have put more enthusiasm into their voices and have brought in
their passion toward the subject, I haven't run across that on YouTube. Most of it has been monotone and robotic.
When addressing the question, "What
would you recommend for falling asleep?" I have always suggested watching
"the English Patient" - how can you seriously stay awake for the
entire movie? If that doesn't work, pull
up YouTube and type in accounting. That
should do it.
