Exams...shoot me please
And so, it is exam time again.
[start of rant]
... I really do hate this time of the year. I think I'm one of the odd ones in the class where exams always seem to severely lower my marks. Sometimes I don't understand what the point of exams are. I work hard during the term, only to write a 2.5 hour test that's supposed to evaluate how much I know about the course. How is it a fair evaluation of our knowledge if it's a race to see how fast a person can finish a test that was designed with 4 hours in mind? I know I'm the kind of person who prefers working on loads of projects simply because it allows me to apply my knowledge. As far as I'm concerned, exams always seem to be easy ways for a lot of people who slack off over the semester to catch up because they're good at memorizing crap and writing tests. Okay... maybe I'm just angry because of my inability to write exams, or my inability to actually like my course material.
My second beef is the exam schedule. How on earth do they come up with it? I'm jealous of other universities where they get an exam per week. WTF? I have my two worst exams a day apart, the first one which was yesterday (the first day of exams I might add). I only had the weekend to study. Why not start studying earlier? I had major projects due the Wednesday, Thursday AND Friday of last week!!! AHHHH!!! Honestly, could the school be any more evil? The only thing that's getting me through exam time is that school will be finished forever on April 18.
Over dinner I asked my Bootsy if it was wrong to be jealous of people who did really well in school. And he was right in saying that I shouldn't be jealous of people when it comes to marks because marks aren't everything. I was thinking about it and I know why I put so much pressure on myself. It's the one thing I can't achieve. I've never done will in University, nor will I ever be able to because time's nearly up. For once I'd like to know what it's like to be an A-student. It's funny how something that's not really that important can suck up your life.
Last beef of the day: Stupid women who feel that they can hug the bloody pole in the subway car. Hello? Other people need to hold on so that they don't fall.
[end of rant]
[start of rant]
... I really do hate this time of the year. I think I'm one of the odd ones in the class where exams always seem to severely lower my marks. Sometimes I don't understand what the point of exams are. I work hard during the term, only to write a 2.5 hour test that's supposed to evaluate how much I know about the course. How is it a fair evaluation of our knowledge if it's a race to see how fast a person can finish a test that was designed with 4 hours in mind? I know I'm the kind of person who prefers working on loads of projects simply because it allows me to apply my knowledge. As far as I'm concerned, exams always seem to be easy ways for a lot of people who slack off over the semester to catch up because they're good at memorizing crap and writing tests. Okay... maybe I'm just angry because of my inability to write exams, or my inability to actually like my course material.
My second beef is the exam schedule. How on earth do they come up with it? I'm jealous of other universities where they get an exam per week. WTF? I have my two worst exams a day apart, the first one which was yesterday (the first day of exams I might add). I only had the weekend to study. Why not start studying earlier? I had major projects due the Wednesday, Thursday AND Friday of last week!!! AHHHH!!! Honestly, could the school be any more evil? The only thing that's getting me through exam time is that school will be finished forever on April 18.
Over dinner I asked my Bootsy if it was wrong to be jealous of people who did really well in school. And he was right in saying that I shouldn't be jealous of people when it comes to marks because marks aren't everything. I was thinking about it and I know why I put so much pressure on myself. It's the one thing I can't achieve. I've never done will in University, nor will I ever be able to because time's nearly up. For once I'd like to know what it's like to be an A-student. It's funny how something that's not really that important can suck up your life.
Last beef of the day: Stupid women who feel that they can hug the bloody pole in the subway car. Hello? Other people need to hold on so that they don't fall.
[end of rant]
posted by Miss Pow @ 9:25 a.m.
2 Comments:
At 10:46 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
I agree entirely on the exam thing. They're not a good indicator of knowledge nor of talent nor of interest. For things that are important, I believe talent and interest matter alot more than being able to memorize certain facts and formulas.
You shouldn't worry so much about marks. We all have something that want just for validation or substantiation. For example, I dream of a warm hug and a pat on the bum. But whether i get my bum pat or you get straight As doesn't really matter. There are more meaningful measures of a succesful life.
Subway people suck. They're always in the way. flork!
~flamingontheinside
At 1:11 a.m.,
Anonymous said…
this bootsy has always been a proponent of the following tenet in engineering.
in general: (there are exceptions)
- the lower the marks, the better the person.
at least, i like to think it about myself. the more i fail, the better i become :D
- boot-say
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