Networks Exam

[jackofallgeeks]

That is the least confident I've ever felt after a test.

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My test-taking style is far more practical than academic, I think; I don't think highly of grading anyways, so my general attitude towards tests is "if it gets me through, it's good enough." My attitude toward learning is a little better, though, and I'm only satisfied if feel I really know the information. Because of this, I never really 'study' as such, I just go in knowing what I know, and being confident that's what I need to pass the test -- which rightly used is just a measure of how well I know the information. Unfortunately with this test, I forgot to go over the review questions and be sure I knew what he was talking about. As a result, a lot of it surprised me, and not since before I can remember have I been so un-confident about how I did on a test.
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Ruh Roh

[photoholic62.livejournal.com]

This doesn't sound so good.

Daisy made a 71 on her biology test. Boy oh boy I can't wait til her Dad finds out. Maybe I should hide til the dust settles.

I hope you did much better than Daisy.

You said it, Scooby.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Me too. But I think the math is with me.

See, the test had 35 points, and was worth 35% of our final grade. So 1 point is equal to 1%. With the way things stand, I only need 20 of those 35 points to get an 80% for the course, which is still a B-range if I'm not mistaken. So I could miss about a third of the test and be alright.

It's over now, regardless. No use in worry about it.
So I wish I'd stop already.  :p

Re: You said it, Scooby.

[photoholic62.livejournal.com]

I agree, no use to worry now. If there is still time for damage control ... an extra credit project was my suggestion to Daisy ... imagine it's different in college though ... anyway, if there's still time for damage control then take the energy away from worry and use it in creating a damage control plan. If it's completely too late then scratch it off the list as done, and move on to the next thing.

Easier said than done.

Now, let me ask you something only slightly off topic ...

Daisy's whole, entire problem with biology is that she does not like the teacher, and the teacher does not like Daisy. Neither one makes a secret of these facts.

I have explained to Daisy that one of the things school is supposed to teach is the ability to work well with folks even if you don't like 'em.

She tries. Sort of. She does the min she has to do to pass.

But, she does things, and I think she does them only to annoy. She is turning in projects late, not turning in some daily assignments at all, just being a little jerk. Daisy has never done this type of thing before.

I do not want to get Daisy out of the class, or transferred in with another teacher. I want Daisy to deal with the situation in her usual charming and elegant way, and to learn from it. She will have this teacher for the rest of her freshman year.

What is your opinion of all this? Have you been in a similar situation, and if so, what helped you deal with it? Maybe I can come up with a different way for her to look at the problem.... Or maybe I need to see it differently ... ??

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Because I get along with everyone, I've never been in the position of having to work with someone I don't like.</lie>

Seriously, though, let me think... It's a difficult problem. On the one hand, her little 'pranks,' like not turning in daily assignments or being late on projects, is only hurting her, not her teacher. A better sort of rebellion would be to show the teacher how little she needs him (her?) by surpassing said teacher's presumably-low expectations for her. If she meets his low expectations, she's only letting him win.

Wow. I think that's the conclusion I wanted to get to, but it's way early. I was gonna say how you don't want to teach her that it's right to toe the line just because someone drew it, but you also don't want her to get in the habit of blowing off teachers because "it doesn't matter." My biggest trouble with grading is how subjective it can be (and often is), but as noted above (I edited my entry), there should be a difference between not being concerned about grades and not being concerned about learning.

She doesn't have to like him, but she needs to realize she's not getting any points for doing poorly; in fact, she's forfeiting the game.