Okay, slightly less depressed.
Dec. 16th, 2004 10:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusThe grades I've got are the grades I've got, and nothing can change them now. So there's no point worrying about it.
My main concern is that the I've been so tired and strung-out these last few weeks that a lot of what I've studied hasn't 'gone in.' I really haven't learned very much.
The machine-gun style of tutoring is the problem. I spoke with the head of tutoring and she says, yeah, it's intense upstairs. She has people run screaming into the streets after two days. It's a problem that we only have a half hour per student, but she says that they've no choice, there's just such a high demand for tutors. I'm taking her up on her suggestion to not even try to get through an entire essay in a half-hour. She says, "Oh, they want you to go through the whole thing, but you can't do that."
Oh. I have been.
Good.
If I reduce my hours and hold the line with the students, show them their main issues but they have to finish out the essay, I may survive next quarter.
My main concern is that the I've been so tired and strung-out these last few weeks that a lot of what I've studied hasn't 'gone in.' I really haven't learned very much.
The machine-gun style of tutoring is the problem. I spoke with the head of tutoring and she says, yeah, it's intense upstairs. She has people run screaming into the streets after two days. It's a problem that we only have a half hour per student, but she says that they've no choice, there's just such a high demand for tutors. I'm taking her up on her suggestion to not even try to get through an entire essay in a half-hour. She says, "Oh, they want you to go through the whole thing, but you can't do that."
Oh. I have been.
Good.
If I reduce my hours and hold the line with the students, show them their main issues but they have to finish out the essay, I may survive next quarter.
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Date: 2004-12-16 05:38 pm (UTC)Do you know what they call the person who graduates at the bottom of their med school class?
Doctor.
Okay, so it's contrived, but seriously, I can only encourage you to catch what you can from the river of knowledge with your little teacup for all you're worth. From all the posts you've made, you're doing your utmost, and that's all that anyone can be expected to do!
So go you.