Whew

[trinityvixen]

Survived the test. We'll see how I did come next week. I'm not sure. Once again, I find myself going, "I think I knew everything, but I could see where I might have missed a point or two on not getting wording exactly right." Last time, that led to me doing well but still missing a shit-ton of easy points that I shouldn't have. Also, I think the curve will be higher on this one because it wasn't as out-and-out tricky as the last test. We'll see.

A mini-rant, if I may? Why the hell do teachers give take-home exams? This professor is a really nice guy and all, but I kind of want to throttle him when I have to do an additional half-hour (at least) of work on a take-home exam because his stated excuse is that he has more to test us on but doesn't want us to rush and write novels in the exam space. That reason is bullshit. If you can't write a test that can be reasonably answered in the space of time allotted, that's your problem, not mine.

I guess I don't understand the point of closed-book take-homes either. I don't cheat. I've already done it, and packed it away, not to look at it again until I hand it in. I didn't even touch the computer when I got in until it was done and put away. But I don't have the faith in humanity that some honor code means everybody behaves that way. Pssh.

Comments

[six-demon-bag.livejournal.com]

Congrats on surviving the test!

Nice guy or not, your professor's methods sound... questionable. Yeah, that's a nice way of putting it. And a take-home test on which students aren't supposed to "cheat" and use their books or whatever? That's just retarded. I consider myself an honerable guy, but, in that situation, I don't think I could resist the temptation and I wouldn't blame anyone but the professor for this. It's his own damned fault and that's what he gets.

Anyway.

Break's over and I gotta get back to work. Sorry for ranting on your LJ. : /

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

With the last exam, I looked something up after I had finished it. I turned out to be right, but I don't know what I might have done if I were wrong. It's hard to say.

But yeah, this points to poor time management skills on his part. Thanks for ranting with me!