Wooo.. so I got my calc test back.. horrible, as I expected. And again, after class, the prof gave me (individually) the "I know you've done this before, and I know you understand the concepts, so why are you doing so poorly?" speech.
Gee.. I've never heard that before.. umm.. maybe because I've always had this problem in higher level math classes? I understand concepts but my brain can't cross that over to applications? Yeah.. that's about it. Can I explain it? Nope. Do I study like hell and try as much as I can to fix said problems? Yep. Does it work? Nope. Do I do well on homework when I can take my time and look at notes? Yep. Does doing homework over and over help me on tests? Nope.
So it's to the point that I take the test, go through the entire test, write out how to solve the problem on EVERY problem, and then go through and attempt to solve them.. logarithms? yeah.. no problem- I got all those right! YAY! I wrote out exactly how to graph that damn rational function, but I got lost on finding my horizontal asymptotes while figuring it out (or attempting to do it). So did the rational function get graphed? Nope. Did I get any points at all, even though the entire process is written down? Nope. BASTARD! Not even pity points.
How sad is that?
Sooooo yay for almost crying when he yelled at me for a problem I've had for years and can't figure out. According to my educational psychology class, I'm to the point of having a learning disability with it...(woo.. add that to my A.D.D.)... anyway.. enough bitching for now.. I have to go do a group project with some people (aka, finish up all their work that they gave me to do...)... and I can't even nap
..
Oh well.. revenge was mine with awakening the pledges with pots and pans this morning at 5 am... even if I'm dead ass tired now...
CONTINUING ON...
So now it's almost 4 o'clock. I should be going to work shortly, but I've not eaten today (other than Perkins.. mmm hashbrowns) so I'm making some instant rice to take with me, and I say that's a worthwhile cause...
My mood has suddenly uplifted... since noon, I've gotten into such a better mood, it's crazy. My group project ended up having tech difficulties (aka my prof forgot to get us the projector we needed), so we don't have to present till Wed, and we can do touch ups on our presentation.. AND I found out that I didn't have that class on Friday... YAY! I found out that Starfior got his nipples pierced and that makes my day happier too, cause I didn't know if he'd actually do it or not (and personally I think guys with pierced nipples==HOT
) So that helps my mood. Then I get to my school and play with my 4th graders (which just helps anyway.. cause.. well.. I'm actually starting to like kids... FEAR THE VOLVO GENE! God forbid.. that doesn't mean I want some though.. I'll just be happy teaching..), and all I have to say is that it's the cutest thing in the world when they sit there and just try to count all my piercings (11 in ears, 1 in nose) and then say "COOL!"-- kids are great.. it's just their conservative ass parents that suck.... and then I found out that my fourth graders are having a "celebration" (love how they can't call them parties anymore) on Friday all after noon, and because I don't have class, I can go in early! YAY x2! So life is just uplifting to me right now.... hmmm.. must remember to ask my teacher if I can dye my hair... I so miss my purple streaks.... So anyway.. off I go to work and then dinner... later!
Gee.. I've never heard that before.. umm.. maybe because I've always had this problem in higher level math classes? I understand concepts but my brain can't cross that over to applications? Yeah.. that's about it. Can I explain it? Nope. Do I study like hell and try as much as I can to fix said problems? Yep. Does it work? Nope. Do I do well on homework when I can take my time and look at notes? Yep. Does doing homework over and over help me on tests? Nope.
So it's to the point that I take the test, go through the entire test, write out how to solve the problem on EVERY problem, and then go through and attempt to solve them.. logarithms? yeah.. no problem- I got all those right! YAY! I wrote out exactly how to graph that damn rational function, but I got lost on finding my horizontal asymptotes while figuring it out (or attempting to do it). So did the rational function get graphed? Nope. Did I get any points at all, even though the entire process is written down? Nope. BASTARD! Not even pity points.
How sad is that?
Sooooo yay for almost crying when he yelled at me for a problem I've had for years and can't figure out. According to my educational psychology class, I'm to the point of having a learning disability with it...(woo.. add that to my A.D.D.)... anyway.. enough bitching for now.. I have to go do a group project with some people (aka, finish up all their work that they gave me to do...)... and I can't even nap
..
Oh well.. revenge was mine with awakening the pledges with pots and pans this morning at 5 am... even if I'm dead ass tired now...
CONTINUING ON...
So now it's almost 4 o'clock. I should be going to work shortly, but I've not eaten today (other than Perkins.. mmm hashbrowns) so I'm making some instant rice to take with me, and I say that's a worthwhile cause...
My mood has suddenly uplifted... since noon, I've gotten into such a better mood, it's crazy. My group project ended up having tech difficulties (aka my prof forgot to get us the projector we needed), so we don't have to present till Wed, and we can do touch ups on our presentation.. AND I found out that I didn't have that class on Friday... YAY! I found out that Starfior got his nipples pierced and that makes my day happier too, cause I didn't know if he'd actually do it or not (and personally I think guys with pierced nipples==HOT
) So that helps my mood. Then I get to my school and play with my 4th graders (which just helps anyway.. cause.. well.. I'm actually starting to like kids... FEAR THE VOLVO GENE! God forbid.. that doesn't mean I want some though.. I'll just be happy teaching..), and all I have to say is that it's the cutest thing in the world when they sit there and just try to count all my piercings (11 in ears, 1 in nose) and then say "COOL!"-- kids are great.. it's just their conservative ass parents that suck.... and then I found out that my fourth graders are having a "celebration" (love how they can't call them parties anymore) on Friday all after noon, and because I don't have class, I can go in early! YAY x2! So life is just uplifting to me right now.... hmmm.. must remember to ask my teacher if I can dye my hair... I so miss my purple streaks.... So anyway.. off I go to work and then dinner... later!
starfior:
That so counts as hazing given how late you keep those kids up and you know it! Hamline would have your asses. Just like they would have had ours for the trap set incident, but we did that at 0800. You know... a reasonable time... 