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Posted by Racer on April 8, 2006, at 11:09:40
I got my exam back, and the results won't be helping stop my superstitious anxiety after tests.
I had minor surgery last week, which frankly worried me more than the test did, so I didn't really think about the test until I got it back last Tuesday. And guess what? The test I didn't worry about and obsess over for the nearly two weeks until I got it back? I didn't do nearly as well as I thought. In fact, I very nearly didn't get an A! It was such a shocker -- really upsetting to me. And I have the math midterm on Tuesday, which doesn't help. Lots of worry between now and then, because I really don't get all of what we've been covering.
The instructor, by the way, is pretty hopeless. I mentioned to someone else in the class, "Well, all those numbers are the same, really, it's just whether we're solving for x or for y...." She hadn't gotten that far, and he hasn't said a word to relate this to anything else we've done. Just out of the blue... Grrr. (For those of you who know that I used to teach, you might figure out I have strong feelings about teaching skills. I'm learning this stuff, and I could teach this class better than he is doing.)
(And isn't it interesting that I have adequate self esteem about my teaching skills? Somehow, that's different for me, and I am confident in my ability to teach, and to teach well. ANYTHING else you asked me about, I would not be able to say that about, without a lot of waffling and self-doubt. But I am an excellent teacher, and I can say it.)
So, wish me luck, someone send Fallsfall to help me learn it all, and cross our fingers that stopping the Adderall in favor of Dexedrine decreases this depression.
And let's see if I go nuts over the results of this test...
Posted by Deneb on April 9, 2006, at 19:33:08
In reply to About that practice..., posted by Racer on April 8, 2006, at 11:09:40
Best of luck Racer!
Wow, how I wish I had your discipline and brains! I would love to just pass my courses right now!
I used to be a straight A student in high school, but obviously I'm not smart or studious enough to get that in university.
Keep up the good work Racer!
Deneb*
Posted by Racer on April 9, 2006, at 22:08:24
In reply to Re: About that practice... » Racer, posted by Deneb on April 9, 2006, at 19:33:08
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> I used to be a straight A student in high school, but obviously I'm not smart or studious enough to get that in university.
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>Yeah, I sound like an old lady, but I'm also right. You could do just fine in your classes, if you studied more and attended more. Hard as it is to get to early classes... (And can't you sign up for classes later in the day? I never signed up for 8AM classes, because I knew I wouldn't make it. That's why I didn't take Latin -- it was only offered at 8AM.)
My grades have very little to do with brains, Deneb -- although they do have to do with my own psychopathology, which I guess is brain-related :-0 -- I make an effort, and I do more than the minimum necessarily in order to get a good grade. Yeh, it's obsessive, it's compulsive, but I do love the looks of all those letters on my transcripts. :-D
Here's a tip for you: form study groups whenever possible. Working in a group is great, because others may see things that you don't. It also forces you to be around other people, at least during the study group. It might still be possible to get into someone else's group this semester, which would help you with multiple issues right now.
Good luck, and good studies.
Posted by Deneb on April 10, 2006, at 20:39:51
In reply to Nothing to do with smarts » Deneb, posted by Racer on April 9, 2006, at 22:08:24
Thanks for the tip about study groups. My pdoc is encouraging me to join up with friends to study.
I'm afraid I'm not doing so well right now with the studying. I can't seem to start and that's a really horrble thing because I have exams next week!
I've been sleeping in a lot, like until 2pm. Tomorrow I'm going to have my Mom force me to get up and go to the library to study.
Deneb*
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