My first thread here. I’m posting from school here as my first period class works through their semester exam. Remember exams as a student? Stressful times for many — you should be reviewing all of your old notes, working through study guides, cramming in information for the test, spending a good 60/90/120 minutes working through the exam.
Well, I’m finally getting to experience exams from the other side now — as a teacher. Let me tell you, it’s awesome. I get to kick back, relax, this is the student’s time, not mine. All I have to do is run the scantrons through, grade a few free-response papers (SHORT answers), and record the grades. And these last three days are half-days too! Life is good.
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December 19, 2006 at 9:57 am
Rebekah
You have just confirmed my long held suspicion that my high school teachers were enjoying my finals pain a little too much.
I do have to claim that there is a certain joy in walking through the law school every morning, watching the students cramming for exams and rejoicing at the fact that, at least for this year, I am exam-less. I do realize now, as a non-finals taking civilian, what a pain in the ass it is for the rest of the world when every coffee shop within a 10 mile radius of a college is packed to the hilt with cranky, unshowered students, parked for hours and hours with their laptops.
Out of curiosity, who invented the original scan-tron machine? I feel teachers would like to thank him and students stone him.
December 19, 2006 at 10:20 am
Leslie
I can personally attest to the aggrevation faced by the “ordinary” citizen seeking a coffee shop during finals time. It’s like a plague that infects the entire city.
Anyways, Kevin, congrats on the completion of your first semester! Enjoy the freedom that comes with giving your students torturous exams
December 21, 2006 at 1:31 am
devonmerling
SciTeacher (and the rest of you “real world” people),
As someone who is currently having her holiday vacation ruined by studying for exams, I just want to say: piss off.
Love,
Me
December 21, 2006 at 1:55 am
devonmerling
Also, I just want to add that my exams are now a very grown-up EIGHT HOURS long! Yes, Virginia, that does mean certain death for at least 3 of us taking them. It’s how the legal world weeds out the weak.