Pre term

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe - Abraham Lincoln

That is exactly what we are doing/atleast trying to do this week - sharpening our basics in the pre-terms. I have attended a couple of sessions in accounting and statistics. The accounting class started off really well. Although my knowledge of statistics is not very bad I thought I should attend and get accustomed to the classroom environment. Students in pre-term classes are from different sections. It is an chance to meet new people as well.

In classes there were some who asked interesting questions and others who asked arbitrary questions. We have made it a point to honour students in the second category with a desk-clap. This is to remind ourselves not to hog classtime with gabbing. Most of us want to make good points. But the fact is a good point in your opinion may not be a good point for the rest of the students.

In pre-terms class participation is moderate. Come core terms and Class Participation (CP) will go high especially in subjects where marks are alloted to CP. An interesting point was made the other day by one of the alums - cost of Class Participation interms of $ per minute was more than cost of talking over mobile phone. Learn to CP judiciously!