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School update
Jul. 3rd, 2012 07:40 amLast night I was one of six girls who made it to school - out of a class of 15 or so.
The reason so many people stayed away was because we had a test scheduled (and maybe one or two were on holiday). Our lessons now focus on fitting problems (pomp) and the teacher is less than engaging on the subject. I'm having difficulty staying awake during the lessons.
Last week I couldn't bring myself to run out the door yet again and I skipped school, calling in my absence. I was told they'd send me the copies of the lesson, but they never did. With Maerquin this weekend and the general post-larp tiredness, I couldn't wrap my head around studying either. I did try to, but it felt like whatever I had read just slipped out of my mind again.
The test consisted of only four questions and I was pleasantly surprised I got a few things right. Apparantly the subject does seem to cling to some neurons before my brains turn to mush in the lessons. I've been wondering what could make it 'stick' and I think perhaps some more tangible work with the subject might help. Just put a garment on a mannequin, manipulate it until we get the fitting issues and then try to adjust the fit so it will work. This is not done in class at all, so you can imagine it's a very abstract thing to learn without an example.
There is hope for me yet.
The reason so many people stayed away was because we had a test scheduled (and maybe one or two were on holiday). Our lessons now focus on fitting problems (pomp) and the teacher is less than engaging on the subject. I'm having difficulty staying awake during the lessons.
Last week I couldn't bring myself to run out the door yet again and I skipped school, calling in my absence. I was told they'd send me the copies of the lesson, but they never did. With Maerquin this weekend and the general post-larp tiredness, I couldn't wrap my head around studying either. I did try to, but it felt like whatever I had read just slipped out of my mind again.
The test consisted of only four questions and I was pleasantly surprised I got a few things right. Apparantly the subject does seem to cling to some neurons before my brains turn to mush in the lessons. I've been wondering what could make it 'stick' and I think perhaps some more tangible work with the subject might help. Just put a garment on a mannequin, manipulate it until we get the fitting issues and then try to adjust the fit so it will work. This is not done in class at all, so you can imagine it's a very abstract thing to learn without an example.
There is hope for me yet.
