57064--featuring Skippy the flamingo

[zyzyly]

We're getting a nice steady rain for once. It probably won't be enough to erase the drought, but it does kind of ease the anxiety about it a little.

when I started my lecture yesterday, I asked how many students did the pre-reading as I requested. About three or four students raised their hands, which is normal. This morning, instead of asking if they read, I surprised them with a pop quiz on the readings. The audible groans were music to my ears. It was only five questions, and non-graded. I told them that I would have quizzes on the readings "periodically", and that sometimes I would collect them, and sometimes I would have their peers grade them. Should be just enough to get them to at least scan the readings before lecture, which is all I want.

I did follow up with some tips about learning how to study effectively, and told them they should do at least 30 minutes of non-school-related reading every day, just to keep their sanity.

We continued skills check-offs today with assessment skills. High point of the day was when the assessing student questioned the "patient" about her morning elimination, and asked, "Was it nice and fluffy?"

Comments

[rockbirthedme.livejournal.com]

My instructor husband grinned when I told him about your pop quiz. That's the sort of thing he likes to do, to keep students on their toes and actually doing the work.

"Nice and fluffy"? Somehow I've never considered describing elimination as "fluffy."

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I was pleased that one of my students emailed me with a question about the readings today for my upcoming lecture.

And yes, "Nice and fluffy". She'll get there eventually.