I was busy the other day reading the youthworks newsletter - The Buzz and came across these words:
" Over two years a Diploma of Theology student will spend about 438 hours in classes, 15 hours in written examinations, complete 40,000 words of written assessment, spend 336 hours in private study and 48 hours in critical reflection groups."
Now I thought to myself there is no may some of us would have done that much work. Speaking on my own behalf I would think that I would go fairly close in some respects, but if I was a beating man, I would put money on that fact that others I know that would not go anywhere near these amounts.
Some would have missed class time, I know many left exams much quicker than the allotted time allowed and did nowhere near that much private study. As for critical reflection, (and this is the category I fit into) I think I would have reflected all of 12 hours and not 48.
In hindsight though critical reflection is not such a bad thing. I probably do it more now than I did at college, but too often I do it in my head rather than write it down so it gets forgotten. Maybe if I did more at college then I would be better off. Something to reflect upon anyway.
Out of interest where do other people from college think they fit into this?
