Police in Georgia say they had no choice but to shoot a man who was,
according to his family, experiencing an adverse reaction to medication
he took for his diabetes.
The family of Jack Lamar Roberson claims they called 911 on Friday
for medical help and that the 43-year-old was not a threat at all.
Police say Roberson was armed.
"
They just came in and shot him,"
Alcia Herron, Roberson's fiance, told First Coast News. "He didn't say
nothing, the police didn't say nothing, anything, it was like a silent
movie. You couldn't hear anything, all you could hear were the gun shots
go off and I seen them going into his body and he just fell down."
Waycross Police Chief Tony Tanner said Monday that authorities
responded to a suicide threat and that Roberson approached them
“aggressively armed with two items used as weapons," according to the
Florida Times-Union.
The chief refused to specify what those weapons were, according to the Associated Press.
Roberson's mother insisted that her son was unarmed and that there were "no weapons in this house whatsoever."
"I saw my son shot down," she told the newspaper. “It was ‘Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."
The officers involved were placed on administrative leave as the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reviews the case.
Many
college students find it difficult to balance the requirements and
responsibilities of earning an education and maintaining work, social
and family obligations. In fact, 20% of college dropouts leave an
education behind to assist and relieve the burden of family
responsibilities, 43% fail classes and drop out because of sleeping for
less than four hours a night (sometimes an reflection of poor balancing
of work or social activities) and 33% of students say they are
consistently absent from class due to life situations.
With such a high percentage of failure and dropouts in the higher
education system it is safe to say that one of the main reasons students
remove themselves from college is due to the responsibilities and
pressure of non-school activities. This in turn leads us to question how
students can properly balance earning an education and maintain life
obligations.
Discover Alternative Educational Resources
The first step to balancing multiple responsibilities is to explore
all the options available to students. Many college institutions offer
alternatives to conventional courses in the form of night, adult
education or online classes. Earning a
bachelor degree online
is quickly becoming the way of choice for many parents who are students
or students with full time jobs, and in 2010 a study by the Babson
Survey Research Group discovered that 6.1 million students participated
in at least one online college course. Online classes offer a little
more flexibility of scheduling and create opportunities of balance for
college students. To properly balance an education with other
priorities, students may consider taking a few online courses and
adult education classes.
Schedule Days in Time Blocks
After discovering the educational resources that may be available to
students, we suggest students learn to block their time. By scheduling a
full day in specific blocks of time, it allows students to see where
their time is spent and keeps them on schedule. While emergencies or
unknown situations may arise, maintaining a consistent time blocking
schedule ensures proper time management for multiple responsibilities,
reduces absenteeism from classes and encourages designated education
time.
Get Enough Sleep
It is very important in time blocking that students allow themselves
plenty of time for sleeping. In a study conducted by the Army Research
Laboratory Field Element, it was found that “43 percent of failing
students reported they were getting only 3 to 4 hours of sleep each
night.” Without proper sleeping habits and at least 7 hours of sleep
nightly, students loose motivation, have a hard time concentrating and
increase the risk of failing to balance education with other life
obligations including family, work and social activities.
Schedule Downtime
Every student needs time to relax and recuperate from the burdens of
earning a degree, working a job and sharing family and friend
obligations. While time blocking and organizing workloads, it is also
important to remember to schedule in time for relaxation. Students need
to manage their downtime in a constructive way to recuperate and prepare
them to continue through their busy schedules.
Involve Family and Friends
The best way to maintain the balance between life and school is to
involve those who are most important to students- their family and
friends. Students that discuss coursework and their life decisions with
those they are closest to tend to have more support, assistance and
understanding from those who offer the heaviest balancing
responsibilities. Through family and friend involvement, students are
able to balance their lives to include earning a degree from a higher
education institution.
Creating the Balance
It is possible for university students to create a balance between
the many obligations of life and of earning an education. It takes
considerable preparation through time blocking, organization of
workloads and remembering to maintain sanity and health through enough
sleep and downtime, but it can be done. It is through following these
steps of how to balance life and school that many students have been
able to continue on to earning a college degree.
Sources:
http://paulyniceroldens.hubpages.com/hub/What-Causes-College-Students-to-Fail-or-Dropout
http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2011/11/11/study-online-education-continues-growth
Author bio: Jennifer Cook writes on student life, going back to school and online learning technology for
Strayer.edu. When she isn't writing, you can track her down in the library, trying to check out more books than her card allows.
- See more at:
http://www.strayer.edu/buzz/article/how-balance-education-other-life-responsibilities?mcv=DG110#sthash.FB90EGwL.dpuf
Many
college students find it difficult to balance the requirements and
responsibilities of earning an education and maintaining work, social
and family obligations. In fact, 20% of college dropouts leave an
education behind to assist and relieve the burden of family
responsibilities, 43% fail classes and drop out because of sleeping for
less than four hours a night (sometimes an reflection of poor balancing
of work or social activities) and 33% of students say they are
consistently absent from class due to life situations.
With such a high percentage of failure and dropouts in the higher
education system it is safe to say that one of the main reasons students
remove themselves from college is due to the responsibilities and
pressure of non-school activities. This in turn leads us to question how
students can properly balance earning an education and maintain life
obligations.
Discover Alternative Educational Resources
The first step to balancing multiple responsibilities is to explore
all the options available to students. Many college institutions offer
alternatives to conventional courses in the form of night, adult
education or online classes. Earning a
bachelor degree online
is quickly becoming the way of choice for many parents who are students
or students with full time jobs, and in 2010 a study by the Babson
Survey Research Group discovered that 6.1 million students participated
in at least one online college course. Online classes offer a little
more flexibility of scheduling and create opportunities of balance for
college students. To properly balance an education with other
priorities, students may consider taking a few online courses and
adult education classes.
Schedule Days in Time Blocks
After discovering the educational resources that may be available to
students, we suggest students learn to block their time. By scheduling a
full day in specific blocks of time, it allows students to see where
their time is spent and keeps them on schedule. While emergencies or
unknown situations may arise, maintaining a consistent time blocking
schedule ensures proper time management for multiple responsibilities,
reduces absenteeism from classes and encourages designated education
time.
Get Enough Sleep
It is very important in time blocking that students allow themselves
plenty of time for sleeping. In a study conducted by the Army Research
Laboratory Field Element, it was found that “43 percent of failing
students reported they were getting only 3 to 4 hours of sleep each
night.” Without proper sleeping habits and at least 7 hours of sleep
nightly, students loose motivation, have a hard time concentrating and
increase the risk of failing to balance education with other life
obligations including family, work and social activities.
Schedule Downtime
Every student needs time to relax and recuperate from the burdens of
earning a degree, working a job and sharing family and friend
obligations. While time blocking and organizing workloads, it is also
important to remember to schedule in time for relaxation. Students need
to manage their downtime in a constructive way to recuperate and prepare
them to continue through their busy schedules.
Involve Family and Friends
The best way to maintain the balance between life and school is to
involve those who are most important to students- their family and
friends. Students that discuss coursework and their life decisions with
those they are closest to tend to have more support, assistance and
understanding from those who offer the heaviest balancing
responsibilities. Through family and friend involvement, students are
able to balance their lives to include earning a degree from a higher
education institution.
Creating the Balance
It is possible for university students to create a balance between
the many obligations of life and of earning an education. It takes
considerable preparation through time blocking, organization of
workloads and remembering to maintain sanity and health through enough
sleep and downtime, but it can be done. It is through following these
steps of how to balance life and school that many students have been
able to continue on to earning a college degree.
Sources:
http://paulyniceroldens.hubpages.com/hub/What-Causes-College-Students-to-Fail-or-Dropout
http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2011/11/11/study-online-education-continues-growth
Author bio: Jennifer Cook writes on student life, going back to school and online learning technology for
Strayer.edu. When she isn't writing, you can track her down in the library, trying to check out more books than her card allows.
- See more at:
http://www.strayer.edu/buzz/article/how-balance-education-other-life-responsibilities?mcv=DG110#sthash.FB90EGwL.dpuf
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