Module 7 Learning Journal

 During this module I have learned more about the importance of sleep, and the different ways in which injuries can happen through accidents and intentional violence. I find I related most to chapter four, though I found chapter 15 more interesting. Throughout high school I always had a hard time sleeping which caused me some problems in class, I found it very hard to concentrate without enough sleep with made my grades suffer. I don't have those sleep problems much anymore though I do have about one day a month where I find I cannot sleep even if I have been up all day. Through the discussions I found that most of my classmates have difficult times sleeping and even finding the time to sleep. Many people stated that they only got what was considered to be "short sleep" where I usually sleep the recommended 7-9 hours. The mini lectures included in the textbook make these lessons seem very relatable. Most of the situations, especially in chapter 15, were not relatable to me at all as I have not experienced any of those situations but having descriptions of other people having those experiences makes them more believable in some way. Throughout the course I found that the presentations were a great way to study the material for the tests at it helped condense the material down instead of having to reread the whole chapter. 

One thing I learned in this session that I may be able to use in the future is that no matter what you are going through there is always help available. There are phone numbers for almost everything with anonymous help available or the ability to report violent situations easily. I think the part of this course that impacted me the most was the discussions. I researched so much more information than I thought I would have to and learned more about each module by doing so. Finding real world situations and information on things I read about in our textbook helped me relate the chapters to real life and what different services are available. The learning journals as well have helped me document everything I have learned that I would have otherwise forgotten. The most challenging aspect of this course for me was that it was all online. This was my first semester ever doing online schooling and having to keep organized and keep track of all of my assignments on my own was a challenge for a while before I got it all under control. 

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