Dreaming About a Test I Haven't Studied For
from Franklin Taggart's Virtual Coffee Break Hosted by Franklin Taggart
You may hear faint drum beats in the background of this one as my kid copes with some anxiety about upcoming final exams by pummeling his drums. I was not a great student, but I wasn't stupid. I was a slow reader, slow cipher, slow test taker, and a D student until I barely graduated, defeating the odds and the expectations of my guidance counselor. I had professors in college who pointed out that if I learned through discussion, my test scores leaped. I was a good learner, but I had my own way of navigating the learning process, more of a meandering stream than a direct route. I know that feeling of anxiety before tests. Even the common nightmare of showing up for school to fin there is a test and I haven't studied is one I still have, 41 years after graduating from high school (oops it'll be 42 years as of Friday). No matter how you learn, I honor the fact that you are capable of learning and I know that you'll figure out soon enough that you were doing the best you could in a system of educators that didn't yet understand the diversity of learning styles. 1.9 GPA. Yep. #finalexams #lifelonglearning #thankstotheteacherswhoknew
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