Examining
Well, the Fall Semester has finally come to an end. Of course, as far as I'm concerned, this is about as interesting as the chiming of an old grandfather clock. Really, the semesters now only serve to mark the passage of time. This semester, however, I was a 15% TA for the bossman's class (My shins and shoes were about all that attended). The course came to an end today, punctuated by a glorious final that was completely graded 2 hours after its completion. Booyakasha. Anyway, there was one beautiful moment during the test that simply has to be recorded. Particularly since the very same moment was repeated 25 times in rapid succession. From my vantage point at the front of the room (creating the key as the students were taking the test), it was priceless. It went a little something like-a this:
30 Minutes into the Exam:
-"This test sure is long."
-"Hmm... the professor seems to be walking around the class. Maybe I should ask a question..."
-"He's giving out extra sheets of paper. Strange. Maybe one of the questions at the end has a lot of derivations..."
-"Wait, there's something on the paper. I wonder if it is a hint."
-"Thanks professor! How odd that I'm getting another sheet during the test..."
-"Mmm... this isn't a hint at all. Wait. This is another problem."
-"Hold on, self, this can't be a hard question. He wouldn't just give out a hard question in the middle of an exam."
-"Oh. My. GOD."
-"SERIOUSLY? A QUANTUM MECHANICS SCHROEDINGER WAVE EQUATION?"
-"...good night, world."
Gold, really. Gold.
P.S. I just walked the 15 block trek home in -10F weather. Rock on.
30 Minutes into the Exam:
-"This test sure is long."
-"Hmm... the professor seems to be walking around the class. Maybe I should ask a question..."
-"He's giving out extra sheets of paper. Strange. Maybe one of the questions at the end has a lot of derivations..."
-"Wait, there's something on the paper. I wonder if it is a hint."
-"Thanks professor! How odd that I'm getting another sheet during the test..."
-"Mmm... this isn't a hint at all. Wait. This is another problem."
-"Hold on, self, this can't be a hard question. He wouldn't just give out a hard question in the middle of an exam."
-"Oh. My. GOD."
-"SERIOUSLY? A QUANTUM MECHANICS SCHROEDINGER WAVE EQUATION?"
-"...good night, world."
Gold, really. Gold.
P.S. I just walked the 15 block trek home in -10F weather. Rock on.
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