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I have two exams today. A three hour maths exam from 8.30 this morning and a two hour classroom management exam. Luckily I read an email the teacher sent out for classroom management - the one that was different to what she said in class - and read a few extra chapters. I can't believe I've actually paid so much for a course which I could have learnt from the text-book.

The latest email she sent out was for externals, but we all get them. Apparently external students usually do better than internals. I think that means her exam is crap.

The fact we have two exams on one day is driving me crazy. UQ used to screw my exams over a lot - 4 exams over 7 days, always putting an exam on the last session possible, while the pub is pumping downstairs . . . but they never put two on one day. *shake fist at QUT*

Must go put a cover on my hand to make it look presentable. The bruising has gone away and it looks less grotesque now. Still hurts, but what can I do?

Hello world

Two exams down.

The first one, maths, went really well. I answered all the questions - well, I think - in two of the three allotted hours.

The second exam was mad. Multiple choice. I ask you, does my teaching really depend on whether I can tell you if it was Glasser or Ford who came up with some pretty interchangable theory? And if I tell a parent that I use a particular teaching method because "Glasser's work recommended it." won't that parent punch me.

I think this would have been a subject better assessed by producing a portfolio of written work - an example of how to deal with a certain situation, a plan to deal with a misbehaving student, a letter to parents explaining our educational ideas and values.

It was also the worst written exam I have ever seen in my life. Misspelt words, grammer train wrecks, sentences that seemed to have no beginning, no middle and no end. I spent the time before I could leave correcting the exam. It reduced stress.

One exam to go.

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BTW. Have a photo of me from the Harry Potter Thursday. Taken by Cara