Wednesday, November 11, 2009

thoughts during exam periods, today.

i should concentrate on more research-minded thoughts .. and today, after collecting the last exams, i did.

as for how the exams went ..
  1. i printed out far too many exams, at least 2 dozen too many. from my online rosters, however, i expected an extra 8-10, at most.

    how many withdrawal forms did i actually sign?!?


  2. everyone looks tired, defeated ..
    .. even when there's still 30 minutes to go.


  3. some students did finish early. that's actually a good sign: calculus classes here are a mixed group of students and abilities.

    so if the quickest students don't finish the exam early (enough), then the students at average-speed may not finish on time.

    in contrast, the only students who finished the last exam early were students who handed me a blank exam .. and later, asked me to sign their course withdrawal forms. \-:

    this is why the pace and length of an exam is important. self-esteem is crucial for students, whether we educators like it or not.


  4. some students thanked me, when handing their exams in: odd, but pleasant. maybe it's a "thanks," in the same spirit of thanking people when they open doors for us.

[shrugs]

as long as there's still daylight:

time for a quick run,
and then a long bout of work.

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