I do believe I have taken upon myself, far too many responsibilities, to the point that I probably dug my own academic grave. A semester ago, I was a part of the Pierce College Roundup newspaper as a staff photographer and after the semester came to an end, I agreed to, and wanted to become, a part of the editorial board. I have no regrets joining the editorial board. For the most part, it's been rather fun and an enriching experience. However, I did sign up for other classes this semester with their own responsibilities. I'm taking Photo 21, which is the next class up from last semesters Photo 20 course I took, I'm also taking Journalism 101 and I'm a part of the Bull magazine. That's 4 classes of journalism work. 3 weeks into the semester and I'm seeing signs of degradation in my work overall and I don't like it. Actually, I hate it.
Being a part of the editorial board of the newspaper, my position being Photo Editor, is no easy task. Hell, being a part of ed board as an editor is no easy task. In my particular section, I have to look out for every photographer in Photo 20/21. Make sure they're going out there and documenting/photographing the stories they "promised" to do. Make sure their photos are good, as well as their photo captions. When production day rolls around, I have to press the photos and design a photo essay when possible to which, I have little experience in. It's a good thing I'm not the only Photo Editor on the ed board and without that second help, man my life would really suck.
So after trying to meet those responsibilities, and I'm trying my best, I'm missing assignments left and right in all my other journalism classes. Am I in trouble? Not yet but I'm kind of on my way there. The logical thing to do would be to cut one of my classes to ease the load but, and here's where my stubbornness comes in, I hate to quit. Here's where the paradox comes in...I want to excel. So what do I do?
My solution: go with it. I chose my classes. I'll come to accept that I won't do as great as I would like in other courses, or all the courses, but I'll take the challenges head on and in the end, it would be a valuable learning experience. A bit crazy right? I got alot of those comments during the first week of the semester. All I know is what I'm capable of and how I go about facing challenges. My determination (or stubbornness) will not allow me to fail and I'm a fairly bright guy. I've surprised myself sometimes and what I can do when the proverbial shit hits the fan. It ain't there yet but...challenge accepted.
Being a part of the editorial board of the newspaper, my position being Photo Editor, is no easy task. Hell, being a part of ed board as an editor is no easy task. In my particular section, I have to look out for every photographer in Photo 20/21. Make sure they're going out there and documenting/photographing the stories they "promised" to do. Make sure their photos are good, as well as their photo captions. When production day rolls around, I have to press the photos and design a photo essay when possible to which, I have little experience in. It's a good thing I'm not the only Photo Editor on the ed board and without that second help, man my life would really suck.
So after trying to meet those responsibilities, and I'm trying my best, I'm missing assignments left and right in all my other journalism classes. Am I in trouble? Not yet but I'm kind of on my way there. The logical thing to do would be to cut one of my classes to ease the load but, and here's where my stubbornness comes in, I hate to quit. Here's where the paradox comes in...I want to excel. So what do I do?
My solution: go with it. I chose my classes. I'll come to accept that I won't do as great as I would like in other courses, or all the courses, but I'll take the challenges head on and in the end, it would be a valuable learning experience. A bit crazy right? I got alot of those comments during the first week of the semester. All I know is what I'm capable of and how I go about facing challenges. My determination (or stubbornness) will not allow me to fail and I'm a fairly bright guy. I've surprised myself sometimes and what I can do when the proverbial shit hits the fan. It ain't there yet but...challenge accepted.