Wednesday, October 21st, 2009...9:00 pm
midterms.
dun.dun.dun….
it’s that stressful time of year again. although not quite as bad as finals, midterms still make students go a little crazy. lots of tests. lots of work. not really a good recipe for a grand old time.
luckily, for me at least, i don’t have a lot of tests this time around. actually, i only have one. 🙂 but it’s pretty big. and it’s tomorrow. and i need to study….. i’m a pretty good student, but when it comes to studying, i’m just horrible. i just have such a hard time sitting down and reading and rereading notes and doing practice questions… ugh. bleck.
i have to say i am really thankful that my studio classes are requiring portfolios. i really like the idea of putting all of my work from the semester in giant folder and getting a grade from that rather than one test that determines my grade. i think the portfolio is a better way for the professor to get a good idea of how i am understanding the concepts how how much effort i am putting into the class. obviously, this method wouldn’t really work for my ethics class. a test is much more appropriate for the way the class is run. still, i would prefer passing in a portfolio of ethics work over a big ethics exam any day!!