Budgets midterm

We got our midterms back in Budgets. See, here's the deal. The topic of the midterm was, analyze this year's state budget by weighing it against the concepts put forth in the main book for our class. How would the book's authors consider Ahnold's Live Within Our Means proposal from last January? Are the precepts in the book better or worse than this? How much better or worse? Could the precepts ever be applied to California? If so, when, where, how much? And so forth.

Then, after the professor rips on thoughtfully critiques the midterm, he gives it back and we have two weeks to revise the thing and turn it in as the final.

So, I'm sure it was important to the prof to see a solid beginning to my paper, and point out where there's room for improvement. All the places. And give me a B, not a B+ or anything, because again, it's good to have room for improvement.

I will not get depressed.

Suppose I should go now and read the thing. How are other people working and familying and doing this school business? I don't know anybody else in Budgets who has a little kid. I should ask around, make this survey more scientific.

Comments

[Jo]

Badger, while not in Budgets, is writing her thesis at the moment. You could Bond, I think.

[maya]

I got the grad school equivalent of an F on mine, so maybe that will cheer you up to know you're not as bad off as I am.

I need a challenge. I am so going to KICK ASS on the final. I have quite a hole to dig myself out of. Crap.

[Derk]

We just need to get together and crunch on it some more TOGETHER. There is safety in numbers!
Derk

[pam]

Glad you feel that way, Number Boy, because we do all need to stick together.

[Wende]

UGH, the balancing act. I am two papers and an oral final from finishing all academic class work for my Masters. (I still have a supervised internship to complete.) Sadly, something always has to give. To rub a little salt in the wound, I attend classes with people who whine about the course load but do NOTHING but go to school. You do eventually get through. You just don't always get things done at the level you would if it was the only thing on your plate--in the long run it works out, I guess. However, that being said "pointy" grades are preferable--specifically the "unadorned" kind. :)