Posted by llrrrpp on August 24, 2006, at 23:21:45
In reply to Exam did NOT go well..., posted by Racer on August 14, 2006, at 21:39:34
Racer-
Sorry I wasn't keeping up with this board. I just wanted you to know that I'm sorry that you were feeling crappy.What if you were one of your babble friends. What if lurp said that she had taken a final, and she wanted an A so bad, and that she was sick, and now she's really upset because she didn't get the best grade possible?
What if you were the teacher, talking to a student who was so concerned about her not quite A-plus?
What if you were interviewing someone for a job, and she had gotten an A in one class and an A- in another?
Well, then don't be so hard on yourself. If you want to beat yourself up over something, I guess I should be happy that it's something like schoolwork, where at least you learn something. But seriously, this is not the purpose of school.
"The purpose of education is to teach young people how to think" (my h.s. US History teacher)
And if you can think, and you've learned, then don't sweat it. Racer, perhaps it might be therapeutic for you to take a class pass/fail. Seriously, don't think about it. Just enjoy the class. Don't get caught up in the inner competition with the voice inside. Send your inner critic on a semester abroad- somewhere like... Timbuktu. Let HER worry about Africa, and YOU worry about getting some learning done.
Congratulations, by the way, on VERY successful completion of your summer coursework.
yours,
-ll
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