When I entered this course, I wasn't sure what would be expected of me. The textbook for the course is very comprehensive and professional while maintaining fairly easy readability. I felt a little less confident when I started reading the text because it's so concise. Did this mean I should already have some of the material covered by a covenant, or was what I knew enough and the rest would come? The program didn't make things much easier with all the skills listed, at least until I attended on-campus orientation to discover the value of this list. The tasks mentioned in the syllabus also seemed to overwhelm me a bit until we started discussing them in class. I guess I'm partly afraid of the unknown and that makes me anxious. After the class started discussing the syllabus and I was able to take notes on expectations, I started to feel more comfortable. I recognize that I have weaknesses in my education due to my apparent inability to remember all the information I have received repeatedly over the years. However, with this weakness, which I'm starting to accept may be average, I'm definitely able to find the information I need. I am attentive enough to previously taught information to know what I am looking for when I can't locate it. This knowledge offers me some