The quantitative approach is affecting my ability to study

This is honestly something I never realized would come up as a problem, but for so long now I have been focusing on the study of all things science using a quantitative or direct scientific approach. I see a lot of things in statistics, indicating why I think things happen based on the understanding of how numbers affect things.

Last semester was no different. My two classes were Introduction to Graduate Studies, which was much more about studying the scientific manner of quantified studies, while just touching on qualification studies. My other class was Interpersonal Communication, which was pretty much nothing but a quantitative approach.

This semester is really hitting me hard because my two classes are Rhetorical Criticism and a graduate level class on teaching communication in an educational setting. My readings for Rhet Crit are extensive, but they are very qualitative in nature, and I'm having a lot of trouble just reading the information because I keep looking for a solid, physical aspect that is being studied, but it never appears. I find my mind wandering while reading, and it is really hard to keep in touch with what the authors are saying.

It is turning this semester into a difficult one so far, and I'm not really sure how to combat this difficulty.

Stumble It!