will's smiles are pretty persuasive, you know.
http://www.willymiles.blogspot.com/
enjoy!
29 September 2007
12 September 2007
the evolution of test day
yep. test days take on a whole new glory when you're the instructor and not the student.
now, you all know that i am a nerd, so i never really minded test days when i was in school. but now...now i absolutely LOVE them.
sure, there's the whole aftermath of test days: all the shell-shocked student expressions, all the grading, all the responding to emails claiming "i don't think we covered #4 in class"* or "i think my answer to #7 should be counted correct".**
but the day itself is blissful. no standing on your feet all day. no repeating yourself six times because various students weren't listening. no answering questions to which they should already know the answers. no having to assume your students understand a point despite their bewildered faces because they refuse to answer a simple yes or no question ("do you understand?").
and no lesson planning. which is how i am able to write this blog post at all.***
now comes the disappointing part: after having dwelled too long on my feelings toward test day and the circumstances that have facilitated this post...i find i don't really have anything else to say.
so here's a list of things that have happened since my last post:
-i earned my blue belt in karate, so i'm no longer considered a beginner. kiaiiiii!
-will is rolling over somewhat consistently from his tummy to his back.
-will is chowing down on the rice cereal. he's a hungry little boy!
-darren and i have flip-flopped our work / Will-watching hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays so i can go to a women's morning Bible study on tuesdays and a mommy playdate on thursdays. may sound silly, but i am pumped!
-i can fit back into almost all of my pre-maternity clothes, which means i might actually have enough clothes to teach in this semester!
-and, finally, i can finally do plenty of push-ups and sit-ups again! well, to be honest, i could never do push-ups before i started taking karate, so now i actually get excited about them (sad, i know). but i used to be able to do sit-ups all day long (okay, not literally), and i was really frustrated that i couldn't even do one after having Will. again, i know it sounds silly, but just the fact that i CAN do them makes me actually makes me WANT to do them. so hopefully that will help me get back into the rest of my clothes....
and, now, i must go give a test. weeeee!
*response: "attendance and note-taking do matter"
**response: "why, because your three weeks of experience with Spanish Literature is more credible than my MA in the subject?", followed by "attendance and note-taking do matter"
***now don't you love test day, too?
now, you all know that i am a nerd, so i never really minded test days when i was in school. but now...now i absolutely LOVE them.
sure, there's the whole aftermath of test days: all the shell-shocked student expressions, all the grading, all the responding to emails claiming "i don't think we covered #4 in class"* or "i think my answer to #7 should be counted correct".**
but the day itself is blissful. no standing on your feet all day. no repeating yourself six times because various students weren't listening. no answering questions to which they should already know the answers. no having to assume your students understand a point despite their bewildered faces because they refuse to answer a simple yes or no question ("do you understand?").
and no lesson planning. which is how i am able to write this blog post at all.***
now comes the disappointing part: after having dwelled too long on my feelings toward test day and the circumstances that have facilitated this post...i find i don't really have anything else to say.
so here's a list of things that have happened since my last post:
-i earned my blue belt in karate, so i'm no longer considered a beginner. kiaiiiii!
-will is rolling over somewhat consistently from his tummy to his back.
-will is chowing down on the rice cereal. he's a hungry little boy!
-darren and i have flip-flopped our work / Will-watching hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays so i can go to a women's morning Bible study on tuesdays and a mommy playdate on thursdays. may sound silly, but i am pumped!
-i can fit back into almost all of my pre-maternity clothes, which means i might actually have enough clothes to teach in this semester!
-and, finally, i can finally do plenty of push-ups and sit-ups again! well, to be honest, i could never do push-ups before i started taking karate, so now i actually get excited about them (sad, i know). but i used to be able to do sit-ups all day long (okay, not literally), and i was really frustrated that i couldn't even do one after having Will. again, i know it sounds silly, but just the fact that i CAN do them makes me actually makes me WANT to do them. so hopefully that will help me get back into the rest of my clothes....
and, now, i must go give a test. weeeee!
*response: "attendance and note-taking do matter"
**response: "why, because your three weeks of experience with Spanish Literature is more credible than my MA in the subject?", followed by "attendance and note-taking do matter"
***now don't you love test day, too?
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