Average? Me?
I haven't about the results of school stuff because it has been Not Great. I'm learning a lot, I'm working hard, and I'm pulling C's.
I may be up to a "B" in my Organizational Communications class, where I earned a high C on my first exam. I had an exam yesterday, and I think I did much better. I studied smarter. The first test was multiple choice, and I figured if I was familiar with the material, it would be easy. Ahem. It wasn't enough to be familiar with the material; I needed to know it cold. Not good.
Pre-calculus is another story. I failed my first quiz, got a 76 (a low C) on my first test, and a low D on my 2nd quiz. What surprised me about this is that I was just sure that I nailed the test, and I felt pretty good about the 2nd quiz, too. As I reviewed the key, I discovered that I had the concepts right, but the freaking calculations were completely wrong on simply solving for zero, and that (doh!) I mixed up my x and y intercepts on graphing a polynomial.
I really think I can pull off decent grades in both of these classes, but I also think it's going to take more work than I've been putting in.
I may be up to a "B" in my Organizational Communications class, where I earned a high C on my first exam. I had an exam yesterday, and I think I did much better. I studied smarter. The first test was multiple choice, and I figured if I was familiar with the material, it would be easy. Ahem. It wasn't enough to be familiar with the material; I needed to know it cold. Not good.
Pre-calculus is another story. I failed my first quiz, got a 76 (a low C) on my first test, and a low D on my 2nd quiz. What surprised me about this is that I was just sure that I nailed the test, and I felt pretty good about the 2nd quiz, too. As I reviewed the key, I discovered that I had the concepts right, but the freaking calculations were completely wrong on simply solving for zero, and that (doh!) I mixed up my x and y intercepts on graphing a polynomial.
I really think I can pull off decent grades in both of these classes, but I also think it's going to take more work than I've been putting in.
3 Comments:
Just keep working at it. As you said, it's been a while, and eventually it will come.
When I was in 9th grade, taking plane geometry, I had a teacher who would grade homework and quizzes and tests. When we made a slip, like forgetting to change the sign, she would write next to it, "d.m." That stood for "dumb mistake."
I have looked at my papers, and they are replete with dumb mistakes.
Ann, I frequently had "careless" written next to my math calculations. I made sloppy errors, not conceptual ones. Then in calculus at LSU, the prof. told me I integrated well, but asked why I didn't differentiate better. Heck, I couldn't do either one now to save my life.
I always studied my ass off, and never let self-confidence get too far ahead of me. I had a roommate once who said the key to exams was confidence and arrogance. Our grades were about the same, so I guess both approaches can work.
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