exam...ple

ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce...exam week, schipper style. errr...nelson style. well, no. i'm going to stick with schipper style on this one b/c i believe that this tendency is genetic. which leads me to the exam of the week, genetics.

i have never been one to go for the A. an A is just not worth the effort, in my mind. all of those people who worked for A's...where did it land you? with a job? b/c i have a job. no, you see A's mean nothing besides that you spent too much of your time in the library and not enough time outside having fun.

last week i had an exam in my first nursing course and i went into it cold. i HAD actually gone to the library with good intentions but realized that the exam was going to cover the entire book. i was so sick of looking at that book that i decided to not even open it. i went home instead. i got a C on that exam. not bad, not bad at all.

now, i don't want y'all to get the wrong idea about me. i'm a serious student. i take learning VERY seriously. it's just that i try to weed out the important stuff and let the rest fall under the table...orrrrr i just rely on the written components of the class. for me, writing assignments are like free points. give me journals, bring on the discussion boards, i'll knock you over with my theses. but keep your exams, cuz i ain't gonna study for 'em.

but this week is different. i give you genetics. and i give you a teacher whom i despise. she is a no good, dirty rotten scoundrel. she has never once answered any of my questions. in fact, she has made me feel stupid several times for even asking a question. once, she even read one of my emails (along with several other students' emails) in front of class, ridiculing us for challenging her over a couple exam questions. this woman expects her students to read her mind and weed through her jargin. and she calls her own daughter "bride-zilla" in class. you know what lady? keep your family to yourself. i'm sure they'd appreciate it.

i have been struggling in this class. i have actually studied very hard for every quiz and exam. i've put in some mean library time and yet....
tomorrow is the exam. i've studied every night for the last three nights. i've dutifully crawled into my library cubicle with flashcards and notes and books. slowly, slowly i'm learning each disease, genetic trait, and genetic pattern. i've cross refrenced the info in my notes with what the book says. and i've separated what i know from what i don't so that i can study the "don't know" pile even better.

but, i'm not studying for the A, per se. oh no...i just want to show that lady that i don't need her to answer my questions to do well in her class. i can weed through her silly questions. i can, in fact, read her mind...something i believe terrifies her. I'm doing it for the principle. i'm doing it for her daughter, bride-zilla.