exam today
I have an exam today. I haven’t had an exam in years. Actually, take that back, I had exams in my Teaching Algebra class a couple springs ago, but those didn’t really count for anything. I also had GRE’s, which were a stressful event. Today is stats. I don’t know why it is stressing me out; I normally don’t really care about grades. I bumble along in class, trying to learn as much as possible, and if my learning happens to coincide with what the instructor is looking for, then hurray. Maybe that is why my transcript is so crappy.
Stats is different though, because I think it’s important that I do learn all the things on the instructor’s list. There is less subjectivity, and the concepts are a lot more concrete than non-math and -science classes. I guess that is something that I need to think about more as someone who studies math education.
Anyway, I’ve studied for this exam. Maybe I’m caring so much because I’m supposed to be a math person, so I feel I ought to do well. Or maybe it’s because, for the first time, I have a real understanding about when and how I’m going to be using what I’ve learned, and it is important to get it right. Something else I’ve gotta think more about, I guess. Better go do some last minute review!
