I CAN do HARD things

Today I passed a Jury Charge Test at 100 wpm!

Court Reporting School is so different than any other program. It is so hard to measure progress, especially when passing a test can be few and far between. So when I do, it is cause for celebration!

Welcome to my Court Reporting Program:

Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer
-Fall & Spring: M-F 8:00-12:00
-Summer: M-Th 7:30-11:30
Classes:
Monday - Literary
Tuesday - Jury Charge
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - Question & Answer

Testing: Two test are given everyday during the last hour of class
Steps to Pass a Test:
1. Teacher dicates at a particular speed for five minutes
2. Student has 75 minutes to transcribe steno notes into English (Can be done any time within a week of the test)
3. Student listens to the test on tape and grades it
4. Student must recieve a 97% or better to turn in to be graded by the teacher
5. Teacher grades it for grammer errors and looks for any other mistakes
6. 97% or better = Pass, otherwise try again tomorrow

Tests: Must pass three tests at each speed with 97% accuracy:
Literary: 40, 50, 70, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180
Jury Charge: 60, 80, 90, 100, 120, 180, 200
Q&A: 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 200, 225
Blue = Pass! Red = Working On Black = Someday

As of today I have passed 30 out of 78 tests! Yikes! I still have a ways to go!