Maecyn Jar

      Well, I didn't take the test today, but I do have really bad test anxiety. I try my best to study for a test but I get so sidetracked or nervous, I try not to think about. On the day of the test, I usually get really nervous and I start biting my nails and my leg starts twitching. The night before the test I have a hard time sleeping, and I end up going to bed like at three in the morning. Test anxiety is basically defined as you know the material but isn't able to show your teacher/professor the material that you know.  Minnesota State University has the article online that you give you tips to overcome and understand test anxiety, (here is the website https://www.mnsu.edu/counseling/students/tanxiety.html). I got test anxiety starting my middle school year, because of my parents grilling my butt about passing my classes and getting straight A's. When high school came I knew it was time to overcome my anxiety, but I never did, I so nervous cause I would always...

         My name is Maecyn Ahrlett, I'm 18 years old. I was born in Bryan, Texas but raised in Normangee, Texas. Who am I you may ask? Some people would say I'm the quiet girl sitting in the corner or the girl that talks too much, but everyone will have their different opinion of me. I am who I am for a reason, and I was put on this earth to make a difference.    Growing up I had a difficult childhood, from abuse to drugs and to even alcohol. My parents divorced when I was seven, even since then that's when my life has been different. Starting around my middle school year I took a dark path, that led me to make very bad decisions, but with the help of friends and total strangers, I turned my life around. Going through that difficult time in my life made me realize what I was put on this earth for. I love helping people, I like the fact of taking care of them and making them smile especially babies. This will answer my question of what I am into, and t...

                                              David Brooks: "Building Attention Span"                                                                                                            David Brook's, in his article "Building Attention Span" published in the New York Times discuss the difference between attention span. I have a hard time paying attention. For instant when people are talking to me or when I am reading something, I tend too wonder off into my own little world. In the article it states that "Being online is like being part of the greatest cocktail party ever and it...