Well here I am, a full time student at a rather serious school, and things are getting better all the time. Not constantly, perhaps; but often enough to manage the predictable ebbs and flows atop the deeper pattern
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It's not my fault you're old and tired! You need a serious vacation. Why can't you just go on welfare like all those other people who hate working? It's normal behavior around here!
(Haha, I suspect you secretly like your work, essentially, except for having too much of it. Is there any truth to that?)
There seems a common notion that professors should use their first exam as a litmus test to sort out the quitters, etcetera. I don't agree with that theory, nor do I think it necessarily applies to this particular professor-- but, I'm willing to wait and see more before giving her direct feedback. I couldn't even try that unless I were well prepared to do so, because she seems very set in her ways, and it'd be hard to say anything without making her impossibly defensive. If I truly come to feel she's unfair, however, I need to do something for the sake of my fellow students. I'm expected to be a good example for my peers, and in my mind, that entails advocating for them. We'll see what happens!
You are correct to a certain extent: There is satisfaction in creating new from raw material as well as in repairing the broken. There is no satisfaction in endlessly typing in numbers, and utter frustration in any endeavour that proves unsuccessful even if it is unimportant. Getting that old lawnmower, that Cole found alongside the road, running was pure ego trip.
And I would have told that teacher she was an ass to start with; at my age I've no time to waste on fools. Of course, I would have done so in High School as well. No wonder I was always such a populr student! :D
You, on the other hand, will go and do it all right and proper. Could you just once leap to the wrong conclusion and do something horribly wrong? Your inter-personal perfection can be quite annoying to those of us who have none of it. :D
You are correct to a certain extent: There is satisfaction in creating new from raw material as well as in repairing the broken. There is no satisfaction in endlessly typing in numbers, and utter frustration in any endeavour that proves unsuccessful even if it is unimportant. Getting that old lawnmower, that Cole found alongside the road, running was pure ego trip.
And I would have told that teacher she was an ass to start with; at my age I've no time to waste on fools. Of course, I would have done so in High School as well. No wonder I was always such a popular student! :D
You, on the other hand, will go and do it all right and proper. Could you just once leap to the wrong conclusion and do something horribly wrong? Your inter-personal perfection can be quite annoying to those of us who have none of it. :D
Here's another follow-up regarding that teacher: I have great enthusiasm for art history, and I'm generally enjoying that class; but my enthusiasm is somewhat tarnished by the disproportionate need for rote memorization. I'm afraid the effect may be much worse for students with lesser enthusiasm. Here's a related quote I found today (in the course of other studies) from Albert Einstein:
"One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year."
Just imagine that-- one of the greatest scientific minds of all time, derailed for a whole year because of warped academic pressures. Well, I guess it's good for me to experience my own little version, since educational reform is one of my long term priorities.
Another quote from Albert you might like: "I never remember what I can look up." (Afterall, if you're dealing with analyzing the entire universe cramming all that knowledge into your head might cause a 'critical mass' situation: you're head would explode.)
I am all for education reform! It's about time we stopped having schools designed to turn out little soldiers: the war is over! Yet another topic that can get me going on a long, strong rant. :)
And someone should tell that prof that if the whole class does poorly it's not the students' fault.
Too much activity here too. Not much progress, but certainly activity.
"René"
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(Haha, I suspect you secretly like your work, essentially, except for having too much of it. Is there any truth to that?)
There seems a common notion that professors should use their first exam as a litmus test to sort out the quitters, etcetera. I don't agree with that theory, nor do I think it necessarily applies to this particular professor-- but, I'm willing to wait and see more before giving her direct feedback. I couldn't even try that unless I were well prepared to do so, because she seems very set in her ways, and it'd be hard to say anything without making her impossibly defensive. If I truly come to feel she's unfair, however, I need to do something for the sake of my fellow students. I'm expected to be a good example for my peers, and in my mind, that entails advocating for them. We'll see what happens!
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There is satisfaction in creating new from raw material as well as in repairing the broken. There is no satisfaction in endlessly typing in numbers, and utter frustration in any endeavour that proves unsuccessful even if it is unimportant. Getting that old lawnmower, that Cole found alongside the road, running was pure ego trip.
And I would have told that teacher she was an ass to start with; at my age I've no time to waste on fools. Of course, I would have done so in High School as well. No wonder I was always such a populr student! :D
You, on the other hand, will go and do it all right and proper. Could you just once leap to the wrong conclusion and do something horribly wrong? Your inter-personal perfection can be quite annoying to those of us who have none of it. :D
René
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There is satisfaction in creating new from raw material as well as in repairing the broken. There is no satisfaction in endlessly typing in numbers, and utter frustration in any endeavour that proves unsuccessful even if it is unimportant. Getting that old lawnmower, that Cole found alongside the road, running was pure ego trip.
And I would have told that teacher she was an ass to start with; at my age I've no time to waste on fools. Of course, I would have done so in High School as well. No wonder I was always such a popular student! :D
You, on the other hand, will go and do it all right and proper. Could you just once leap to the wrong conclusion and do something horribly wrong? Your inter-personal perfection can be quite annoying to those of us who have none of it. :D
René
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I have great enthusiasm for art history, and I'm generally enjoying that class; but my enthusiasm is somewhat tarnished by the disproportionate need for rote memorization. I'm afraid the effect may be much worse for students with lesser enthusiasm. Here's a related quote I found today (in the course of other studies) from Albert Einstein:
"One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year."
Just imagine that-- one of the greatest scientific minds of all time, derailed for a whole year because of warped academic pressures. Well, I guess it's good for me to experience my own little version, since educational reform is one of my long term priorities.
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"I never remember what I can look up."
(Afterall, if you're dealing with analyzing the entire universe cramming all that knowledge into your head might cause a 'critical mass' situation: you're head would explode.)
I am all for education reform! It's about time we stopped having schools designed to turn out little soldiers: the war is over! Yet another topic that can get me going on a long, strong rant. :)
Be well.
René
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