Posted by Racer on November 8, 2008, at 23:52:11
In reply to Need ideas for a project, posted by Quintal on November 8, 2008, at 19:06:31
It's rough. For one thing, I'm older than MANY of the instructors! Makes for a weird dynamic, since I'm looking for their approval, in the form of grades...
A lot of my classmates seem to assume I know a lot, or that I'm completely clueless -- seems there's not a lot of middle ground for some of them. Others want me to "teach" them -- as if somehow I can transfer knowledge to them osmotically. There aren't a lot of people I feel any connection with, since I'm older than many of their parents. That doesn't help. Makes for a strange sort of loneliness.
But I also get fed up with the lack of effort I see from many students. And many of them say things like, "I can't believe she *gave* me a C!" Uh, you skipped a third of the classes, you did the bare minimum of the work -- I think you *earned* that C, buddy.
It's also hard for me to get into any sort of study routine, because life has a funny way of getting in the way. Instead of being able to schedule life around school, now I find myself in meetings that go overtime, so I'm late for class. Or something will happen -- there was a crisis in my family recently, which ended up keeping me out of school for three weeks, for example. And now, I have all the responsibilities of my life, no one to help me with them, and still have to try to catch up with the classes. (And then I'll have to come to grips with the likelihood that I won't get all As this term.)
And yet, even at my age, I still have such strong feelings about grades. {shrug}
I hope that's helpful. Feel free to BabbleMail me if you'd like to ask any questions.
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