Ohhh Chemistry...

Sometimes, it is really hard to have a good attitude. For me, I have to start to mentally prepare for Chemistry class the night before; bad I know. We took a test last week (which I studied for 10 hours for) and I felt illiterate when I was taking it. We got those tests back today and I have been preparing myself all weekend for the disgusting grade I would find on my test. Surprisingly I got a C...which I have never been so happy to get a C in my life.

We were going through test questions and I looked at one that was worth 12 points, and how many points did I receive for that question?? 1...yes, 1. It wasn't that I had no clue what I was doing, I just switched two numbers around. I did the whole problem correctly, but because I swapped those two numbers I obviously got the wrong answer. Now, I definitely was expecting to get some points taken off; after all, I got the wrong answer. But minus 11 points?! I clearly showed that I knew how to work the problem, so maybe give me half?? Nope, not happening.

And then, pretty much the whole class had a question on a multiple choice problem. We all got the answer of .5 when really it was supposed to be 2. So, he told us to work it out again....we still got .5. He told us we must have made a mathematical error and told us to try again. Sure enough...still .5. He didn't even work out the problem and still came to the conclusion that we ALL made a mathematical error...a little sketchy. So, that question still has a big X marked through it.

Oh well, I get all worked up about 1 little class in 1 little semester, but it is SO frustrating. But, I guess it is something that teaches me patience, perseverance, and humility...all three which I need to work on apparently. So, after this semester, hopefully I will see growth in these areas. In the mean time, this class has given me an idea for what type of discipline to use with my kids in the future. Instead of time outs or spankings, I'm just gonna pull out my big, fat Chemistry book and make them work through it...