Monrovia Blog 63

I find that I'm still adjusting to the different expectations of every teacher. Before, it was very simple. One teacher, and a lot of assignments. You could just predict what that teacher wanted, but not now. Now, you have to think from the teacher's point of view, and that isn't easy. You don't know their schedules, you don't know how much time they're going to spend on your piece of work, you don't know what they understand, you don't know what they don't understand. And you may not be satisfied with the results. At least, that's what several of my classmates have told me. For now, I'm okay. Even though its 4 months already, I still haven't completely know what the teacher is thinking. Sometimes the teacher's responce completely suprises you. You don't know whether its your fault, or the teacher's fault. Although, usually it is the student's fault, because teacher's are hardly every wrong, right? Well, I think that teachers do mess up quite often (using my outrageously high standards that are impossible to meet), since they have a humongous work load, and they might just accidentally skip one or two details. Sometimes, though, it may be due to the inexperience of the teacher. Also, think about it, your teacher has what, 100-300 students? Plus other commitments, meetings, job responsibilities, etc. Your teacher must also know what you are thinking, as sometimes the student may not be able to express what he or she wants correctly and precisely. That's my novel view of it all. Feel free to correct me as always.


Goal: Slept yesterday at 11:20, but only managed to fall asleep at 12 something. Most likely due to afternoon nap. Right now, I'm listening to some slightly calming music (soft instrumental), hopefully offsetting the stress cause by homework before sleep.