What is the most important thing you have learned this year, and why was it important?

The most important thing I learned this year was my time management. Last year I had thought that I had to really manage my time; but this year proved to create a more difficult task of managing my time. The reason being that I and a few others had another list of essays to write throughout the course of the year. What I learned was that it is not possible to take eight classes at once along with having other daily activities. Most of the daily activities I was able to eliminate or let go, but there were times such as certain weekends that I had to write a couple of essays and also go somewhere to take pictures. What did I have to do? I had to take my work with me. My laptop went everywhere with me this year. The second thing I learned was how to balance my work. There were certain classes that I had plenty of extra credit to save my grade if I absolutely had to miss an assignment. I have realized that this is the type of thing where you can find extra time. I have also realized that it is sometimes impossible to do all the extra credit. The third thing I have realized is that not everything can be done perfect. It is diffulct for me to just leave something at "A" and not "A+" Quality. Did it work? Yes, I was able to maintain a 90% or above in all my classes rather than a 'B' in one class and an 'A+' in another. My findings was that a bad grade can bring you down more than a good grade can bring you up. Which is why it is better to excel in all rather than only have specialization.

Specialization, was what the medievalist did not focus on. The medievalists focussed on the liberal arts. They realized this on a more grand scale. Medievalist saw that a person who could only do one thing well was no better than one who knew how to do many things at an average level. I have also found that this is still the way that our education system is supposed to work today in the sense that people are supposed to go to 'K-12 schooling' and then continue into college to finish their liberal education; and then move find the area which they choose to specialize in and follow out in their career.