ugh

Lab was painful today. It was an astronomy lab, so everything was on the computer (which is always a harbinger of doom). In addition, the students had to do a ton of number crunching and I had to hold their hand every step of the way. They would make the same mistake (like forgetting to square a quantity) over and over. They screwed up units left and right even after I told them they had to be converted. One guy in the afternoon session tried to get ahead by ignoring what I told the rest of the class, but he ended up being the last one to leave because he had no idea what he was doing. I tell these guys I'm not talking just to hear the sound of my own voice, I'm not writing up on the board just to amuse myself, but they ignore me anyway. The few students that did know what they were doing weren't showing their partners how they got the right numbers.

A lot of the grads are not here for some reason, so there weren't enough people for hearts for the second day in a row.

The next lab is on work and energy, a concept they should have an easier time with. The lab also has hands-on stuff, which I think helps them learn better. We'll see how things go on Thursday. Tomorrow I'm going in to meet with Dr. Warren for advising about my Professional Science Master's program, so hopefully I'll come out with a clear idea of what I'm going to be doing for the next year.

I am done teaching for the day so I am just going to read my Lewis and Clark book.