Oh man, it's so weird to be back in school. I have completely forgotten the student lifestyle (of STUDYING ) and as a result I have bombed my first quiz.

Woo! Thought there was going to be some multiple choice or matching on it, but it was 5 blank pages with short questions (what are the principles for blah blah - 20 marks).

I was a bit nervous for being late because there was NO PARKING at the college - literally wasted 40 minutes driving around to every on campus parking lot to find it either full or reserved (even visitor parking was reserved for today for some reason?) and I had to park at an ARBY'S across the avenue away from campus.

The teacher gave me the test and said "OK but you have the same amount of time as everyone else", and she had them all start a typing test on the computer after they were done writing to fill up their time, so I was hearing **click click click / fingernails on keyboards*** for the last part of it.

Teacher comes over and says "OK it's time to hand it in" and I'm still writing it. The class is still there for another five minutes - everyone was hanging around on the typing test. I couldn't believe she wouldn't let me finish and hand it in once everyone had exited at least.

..and I bombed this thread to because it doesn't involve spookymuffin tittlating his teacher.

dang...that teacher sounds like one of those kind ( by the books)...I that it will get better for you..the first few days are always tough..but you'll be back in the swing of it in no time...Best of Luck to ya !

hisfan4ever said:

There was literally five minutes left after she took my quiz away. I handed it to her and she said "now log in to the typing test" - which wasn't actually PART of the quiz, just a time killer.

Without raising my voice I said, "I am NOT logging in" and exited the room.

In fact, why don't we ALL log in to the typing test, this is the URL she wrote on the board.

http://www.typingtest.com/

Lame.

Am I ever glad "those days' are over...teachers like that drove
me nuts...

It'll get better.... Unless that teacher takes revenge on you
becuz ya wouldn't type!

obsessed said:

You know, she lead a different class discussion where we were defining what makes a "professional" and a long part of the discussion was Empathy. She sure as hell wasn't showing me much Empathy today.

CinisterCee said:

..no kidding..she may give you a rough time through out the whole course...I feel for ya..teachers like that make schooling a real pain.

CinisterCee said:

Obviously she knows how to talk the talk, but not walk the walk...

I've nearly failed two courses this year, and that has never happened to me during my previous years. The more you know about the things you are studying, the more likely it is that some teacher with modest information base is going to give you bad marks on essays.

Glad to hear you're trying out the student life too. I went back to school myself when I was 24.

These things happen... no big deal... just keep at it and this test won't matter in the long run...

I know I gotta step up my studying/note writing, so I'm thankful for the test showed me this.

next time take the bus!

lol where was this?
i should have come to sait years ago

Yeah, going back to school is hard. It's such a different mindset. My very favorite thing after I got my BA and started working full-time was that I could go home at the end of the day and be DONE. When you're in school, if you care about your grades, you're basically never done. I just started back last quarter, and I have been a fucking slacker, which absolutely cannot continue as my classes get harder.

me me

emm said:

My experience with transit has been this: stand in the cold wind for 15 minutes, bus finally arrives and DOESN'T EVEN STOP BECAUSE IT IS TOO FULL - Calgary is a problem right now.

Yeah, it's SAIT.

CinisterCee said:

good for you



lol everything in calgary is a problem right now
where else on earth does mcdonalds have to close in the evening because there is no one to work the counter??

HereToRockYourWorld said:

omg, this is totally what i am having a challenge in adjusting to. the worst thing is i STILL HAVE A PART TIME JOB that I have to be alert for.

I am sorry, CinCee.

CinisterCee said:

Yeah, fuck that shit.

Stymie said:

Thanks Stymie.

Well it is only one of five quizzes this semester, and quizzes are weighed 25% of my mark, so I have a chance to cuss my teacher improve my attendance and adjust my study patterns.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

novabrkr said:

Exactly, I've BEEN a student, but I'm going BACK, and it's been a good 4 years. I have gotten lazy.

. Some profs. drop your lowest quiz grade....hopefully the class can convince the prof. to do so.

I have had times when I am late to college...and I can't find parking spots when I want to be on time.

bomb her car in retaliation. Graf or C-4, doesn't matter.

Paradisekiss03 said:

TOTALLY! The rest of the class must have landed by parachute. There were NO SPOTS!

AnckSuNamun said:

we'll see, apparently people were on the ball because they actually finished the test.

jerseykrs said:

she seems jaded.

CinisterCee said:

You'll get used to the routine after the first year. But I remember how odd it felt when the vast majority of the friends I made during the first year were about 4 years younger than me (there's a "mood" in the air ). Of course, I was not the only one starting later either.

novabrkr said:

The program is short so I gotta get my shit together quicker.

Something tells me the teacher thinks I'm one of those 20 year old punks.