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Exam? Not-so-good.
The exam today was particularly hainous.
I know I that I got at least 3 important questions wrong. Some of the others I fumbled my way through. That doesn’t leave very many. But then, the exam was nine pages and seemed to be written in a way meant to confuse and confound. Which it did.
The thing is I know this material. I’ve been doing the readings, I’ve been diligent about the homework. I’m interested in the material and have been attentive in class. However, I have little doubt that this exam will present evidence to the contrary. At 30% of the entire grade, something isn’t right about this. Something seems skewed.
Okay, so I’m not feeling very positive about this test. Worst case scenario: I do terrible on this exam and don’t pass the class. What would that mean? Money down the toilet, loss of faith in the education system, and loss of confidence in my ability to learn. I tell myself the first time I don’t pass a class, my pursuit for my masters is done. I will have lost all faith in the system of education and will turn my back on the entire endeavor.
My wife says I say the same things every time I think I’ve done bad on an assignment or a test. Yet last semester I recieved and A- and a B+. Did I deserve those grades? I have no idea. I was a bit suprised myself. I was so certain that I had bombed many assignments…though not for lack of effort.
I’m trying to learn and these rotten tests are getting in the way.
First midterm exam
This Friday will bring with it my first midterm exam at SI. I’ve been studying moderately hard and have attended the review sessions. But you never really know how these things are going to go. The homework assignments have varied from challenging to academic. There has been a bit of inconsistency with the grading and feedback which results a bit of confusion. With so many GSIs and two professors, I suppose that can happen. Overall, I’m optimistic about this exam. I will review lecture slides, section handouts, notes, and my homework assignments again tomorrow night and call it good.
Here we are already in the later half of February. We’re edging toward that odd month of March. March is one of those months that is hard for me to remember for some reason. Perhaps because its in the middle of winter…or because its an odd month. I’m not sure really, but March is just a very low-key, nothing-special type of month. Maybe this year it will be different.
Speaking of March, I almost went to work for a company called “March 1st” a few years back. A very edgy and sassy web design and consulting business based in Grand Rapids. I had a solid interview and could have taken a job there but backed out for various reasons. A year or two later I learned that they had shut their doors. Kind of funny too because when I was there I asked about longevity and how they felt they would weather the challenges of the industry. I got this story about how they were two separate businesses, both strong and stable, and that their merging added to that stability. That was a close call. I almost moved to Grand Rapids.
Seconds
It has been a few days since my last post….it happens. I’m still around. Studying and working on my homework. Just need to take a moment every now and then. Share what’s up. Pick something from the information overload in the world around me to comment on.
If you don’t know, Batman is one of my favorite cartoons. The episode from this Saturday is the inspiration for this post. It was about this guy that, while trying to improve his life and that of his wife, happened into an unlucky situation. Because he tries to steal a watch from his boss, he ends up triggering this terrible series of events. Sent to prison for seven years, he learns that he has the power to move time backwards, but only for 20 seconds at most.
Once out of prison, he starts stealing things to blow up the city because he’s angry they put him in jail for something he didn’t do (on purpose at least). Of course Batman comes along to try to stop him and catches onto his time shifting tricks after noticing the atomic time stamp difference between his suit and that of the bat cave.
An interesting storyline, and well done as a cartoon. Not all that exciting of a post, but it got me thinking. Time is a juggernaut. Can’t do nothing…there it goes.