Okay, I've studied...

We'll see how I do. I need just over 88% average on the tests, I think, to get an A in the class...and there are five tests, so I should be in good shape even if I don't do perfectly on the tests. I'm kind of assuming that 15% of my grade is going to be pretty automatic because the teacher told us we could get it through three different ways of participation (even if we only really did one): involvement with the material as evidenced by doing well on tests, especially on the essay portions; participation in discussion; and attendance. I am not discussing, but I think I'll get the other two...

Anyway, I'm hoping tomorrow's exam goes well. I'm never quite sure if I've really studied enough for a test. But I need to stop now and just go to bed. I don't think I'll have much, if any, more time to study before I take the test...which is why I'm really serious about wondering if I'm ready. But I guess I'll find out tomorrow, so why worry about it tonight? I feel like we're doing mental gymnastics in my class because some of the people just don't get the concepts, so we end up talking about rather unrelated questions and the poor teacher tries to figure out how to relate them, I'm guessing so that the students don't look too stupid. Today, though, he finally stopped the discussion of something because it was too far from the important topic. Instead of saying that the students simply didn't get it, he said, "My brain hurts." LOL! Somehow, that's not what I had ever pictured a philosophy teacher (one with a doctorate in the subject, no less) saying.