The first 3 weeks of Court Reporting Academy are under my belt. I have learned a variety of letters and words on the Steno machine. Let's review! Week One: Ah, orientation. They took my picture in front of a wall of books with my Steno machine. I met most of the people in my class who all seemed very nice. A few other mommies, a couple young (right out of high school) people, all ranging from 18 to 45. There are only two men in my class. Looking at the wall of previous graduates, I would say that is quite an increase in the male population of court reporters. We learned how to write letters on both the right (initial) and left (final) hands. Exciting words like dog, cat, rat, the, a, were added to our vocabulary. Weeks Two and Three: Well, pretty much more repetition of the previous. We added letters d, b, n, g, m, i, y, j, to the mix, even beginning compound words (words with more than one syllable). See, everything is written phonetically. Thank goodness for Hooked On Phonics. That combined with having musical instrument training has made learning to write on the Steno machine quite simple for myself. I am constantly having to remind myself not to get too confident as I don't know everything yet. However, I am finding it difficult to sit through the 4 days a week, 5 hours a day when I have grasped a new concept in the first hour. Much like high school, I find myself bored due to lack of challenge. I must not give up. I must trudge through. This must not become that lonely Steno machine in the corner of my room. Screaming, another unfinished ambition. I must feed my family with this skill!
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