On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Doc Shipley wrote:
> Gee, Fred, were you hiding in my class last week?
> The afternoon before the RHCE exam I told 'em almost exactly the same
> thing:
> "If you feel like you *have* to study tonight, study the table of
> contents in the 'RedHat Administrators' Guide'."
> So, what's the percentage of your students that choke on exams? I'd
> guess that half of the failing candidates I've tested knew the material,
> but lost their little minds when I wrote the start time on the board.
> That bothers me a lot. I can teach them Linux, but I can't teach them calm.
A lot of students panic.
"open book" helps a little
leaving the room helps a little
They won't let me serve alcohol on campus.
I write "Don't Panic!" on the board. But those who need that advice most,
won't listen to it.
About 5 minutes before the end, I erase the "Don't".
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Wed Jun 23 2004 - 16:42:36 BST