Posted by Dinah on November 19, 2008, at 18:59:25
In reply to I feel bad, want to give up, posted by Deneb on November 19, 2008, at 16:10:01
I'm a firm believer in letting yourself feel bad for a day or so. Before dragging yourself into problem solving mode.
You say the test wasn't harder, that it was you. What do you mean by that? Did you not study as much? Did you get as much tutoring, or did you cut back?
I tell my son that not getting the grade you want is an opportunity to problem solve so that next time will go better. If you were talking to another student who had your situation, how would you analyze it? Was your energy level lower? Did you change your study habits? Your meds?
Were your incorrect answers the result of not understanding the material or careless errors? Or reading the questions too quickly? This is a great opportunity for you to reflect on what does and doesn't work for you. You had two tests that you say were about equally difficult, yet your results were different. A perfect test environment. So maybe look back and determine the independent variables that led to the different test results?
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