Week 3 - homework and stuff

For those of you who have been following my blog to learn what we aspiring MGers have to do to get certified, here's the text book we're using:

...... and here's what we had to get done this week:

• Read three more chapters of the text book (got the text books in class last Saturday, so this time we got to read hard copy and not from a screen..... sooooooo much easier... woo hoo!).
• For each chapter, complete an online quiz.
• Complete another online crossword - was a pretty easy one this time. Some of the others have had the odd "nasty" word in there that really had me scratching my head to get the answer....
• Look at a "before" and "after" picture and spot the differences (good water/pollution management vs how not to do it). Thought that activity was a VERY creative way to get the points across, though the graphics were not that good, so it was a bit tricky to spot the differences.
• Watch about 1 hour of online videos on water management.
• Review umpteen more links to interesting, and not-so-interesting-but-necessary-to-know, websites

All in all, not a bad week of homework...... or maybe it's just that I'm fully settled into the "school" routine.

One piece of advice I would like to impart...... if you do decide to go through the program, take the time to clear your calendar of some of your other commitments so you can really get into the material and not just do the minimum requirements. I did that and I'm seeing it pay off..... I have the time to do the "extra" work without being stressed about the time factor...... and that "extra" stuff isn't just the cherry on top of the sundae.... it's big scoops of good information that will solidify your understanding of a given topic.