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Oct. 3rd, 2017 10:20 am Currently trying to figure out what grade I can get away with in Astronomy without actually understanding the material. Of course, when I'm at home taking the quiz we can go through the book and find the answers. But I'm not sure I could come up with many of the right answers from my own brain.
I honestly wanted to walk out last night. It was getting late, and he was going on and on, scrawling numbers and equations on the board, and we were all stifling laughter because I'm pretty sure most of us had no clue what he was talking about. So someone said, "Will all that be on the test?" And he was like "Heavens no! I'd never make you do equations on a test!" And we're all thinking, so why are you bogging down our minds with it?
Honestly, this is supposed to be Intro to Astronomy. None of us actually want to be astronomers. We have to take a lab science and we kind of thought we'd be learning cool stuff in Astronomy rather than learning about rocks or bacteria. Ugh, remember microscope labs, where you had to draw things? So bring us in, tell us about the orbit of the planets, show us a scale model of the solar system, treat us like 5th graders so we can pass the class and move the fuck on. If we're interested, we'll come back and learn the calculations, and equations, and hard core theories. Right now, I'm still not sure I get the concepts of seasons and moon phases.
He was actually mad that we didn't understand something or other on the worksheets. And that's because the work we are doing is actually ahead of what we're studying. We do the labs and homework and then he lectures on what we just did. Which is totally backwards for something we are still learning. It's like asking someone to speak another language before you've taught it, just because you had them read a chapter that was written in that language.
I was sort of taken under the wings of a couple other ladies in the class. I think they assume I'm smart because I'm older, LOL. So I worked with them on the class lab yesterday and then they had me sit next to them in the computer lab. They are loud and annoying during class and I don't really like being associated with them, but if they'll help me pull through this class I'll take it.
I just look at the tables where you are supposed to solve for one thing using another number and I have no idea what the formula is or anything. I have a tutoring appointment on Thursday and I really do hope that helps. Otherwise I'm not sure I'll make it. Like I said, I'm trying to get the most points in the things I do understand.
I honestly wanted to walk out last night. It was getting late, and he was going on and on, scrawling numbers and equations on the board, and we were all stifling laughter because I'm pretty sure most of us had no clue what he was talking about. So someone said, "Will all that be on the test?" And he was like "Heavens no! I'd never make you do equations on a test!" And we're all thinking, so why are you bogging down our minds with it?
Honestly, this is supposed to be Intro to Astronomy. None of us actually want to be astronomers. We have to take a lab science and we kind of thought we'd be learning cool stuff in Astronomy rather than learning about rocks or bacteria. Ugh, remember microscope labs, where you had to draw things? So bring us in, tell us about the orbit of the planets, show us a scale model of the solar system, treat us like 5th graders so we can pass the class and move the fuck on. If we're interested, we'll come back and learn the calculations, and equations, and hard core theories. Right now, I'm still not sure I get the concepts of seasons and moon phases.
He was actually mad that we didn't understand something or other on the worksheets. And that's because the work we are doing is actually ahead of what we're studying. We do the labs and homework and then he lectures on what we just did. Which is totally backwards for something we are still learning. It's like asking someone to speak another language before you've taught it, just because you had them read a chapter that was written in that language.
I was sort of taken under the wings of a couple other ladies in the class. I think they assume I'm smart because I'm older, LOL. So I worked with them on the class lab yesterday and then they had me sit next to them in the computer lab. They are loud and annoying during class and I don't really like being associated with them, but if they'll help me pull through this class I'll take it.
I just look at the tables where you are supposed to solve for one thing using another number and I have no idea what the formula is or anything. I have a tutoring appointment on Thursday and I really do hope that helps. Otherwise I'm not sure I'll make it. Like I said, I'm trying to get the most points in the things I do understand.
