Well, today's class - with few exceptions - is less inclined to have melt-downs & tantrums.... but I'm not terribly impressed, overall, with the work I'm seeing as I walk around...
I DID teach them to use absolute values... honest I did! And then we used them - in every single worksheet we did after that..... and still - even the ones that were HERE for that stuff aren't coming up with it as an option ... at least not until way past the time when they should have - or at least I would have hoped they would have.
Finally got the written offer from Brock U ..... with financial details.... they want to give me a Fellowship - plus the TA position and all that fun stuff that Trent offered - end result would be that Brock is offering me $5000 + more than Trent.... but I like Trent! *POUT*
I also like(d) having it settled and not having to worry about it any more.
One of my profs, and hubby, have suggested that I go back to Trent and see if they might be willing to up the ante to keep me but since I've already accepted their offer I don't know that that is fair - and I'm not really comfortable about doing it.
York only offered $14 k (when did $14 k get to be 'only'? Isn't that interesting?) ... Trent is sitting at $15 k - and then Brock came in with $20,500.... haven't even got the financials from UoT yet, but I'm assuming that if they were offering anything ~interesting~ they'd have told me by now ...and I don't want to go there anyway, so they'd have to REALLY be ~interesting~
AND if I should happen to be offered an OGS - then everything changes again... as all offers are subject to revision
I wish I had a camera with me - I just missed what would have been an awesome shot! I have this guy in my class - my age or older - he shows up for every class - but is constantly frustrated and then some - actually stormed out a few times in the first couple of weeks. We talked after one of those times - gave him permission to go for a walk whenever he's losing it ...but then he's to come back and try again. Anyway... he's had a tough time with all this computer stuff....
But he's doing okay on this test. And I just happened to be looking when this huge smile crossed his face - obviously he REALIZED that he'd got it.
Moments like that are one of the reasons I love teaching ....even teaching the big peoples :)
And almost makes up for the kid at the other side of the room that just asked me how to insert a worksheet and stared blankly at me and couldn't come with an answer when I asked which of the menu items he thought might work for INSERTing something (this is the THIRD MS Office application of the course - how can anyone not know to go look under the INSERT menu when they want to INSERT something?)
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And... The college things... It's not always about money... Sometimes, you need to choose something that feels right over what makes the most sense.
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it's life, they expect it. and if Trent doesn't match, you can still go with their original offer if that's where you want to go.
somehow doubt he'll be passing the course though - same kid hasn't handed in most of the assignments
Maybe they're all drunk?
There's a question I need to ask but maybe I'll ask when you post and computers aren't part of the article.
Both my daughters who are in college chose the school with the second-best offer. THe first one, I just mentioned how her ACT scores were the equivalent to a higher score than they listed for her SAT...instantly they upped the offer to meet the other school. The other daughter went to a school that was so in demand, there was no bargaining room.
Good luck. I say, go where you have passion.