back to school (sort of)
May. 27th, 2008 07:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sergebroomYesterday was like being back to school. It was a day off, but I wound up spending a good chunk of it on some online training that my boss had registered me for a few weeks ago. After quite a few instances of managerial breath falling upon my neck, it's only last week that my work load had decreased enough that I was able to start the class. I was done on Friday, but I still had to have my knowledge assessed. In other words, a test, which I decided to do yesterday, even though it left my stomach in knots most of the morning while I took care of some yardwork, and me highly trepidating while I reviewed my notes for two hours. I then started the assessment and, as I went thru the various questions for the next 3 hours, I gained some confidence and thought there was a chance I'd pass.
I did, with a score of 89%.
This had been just like my high-school days. I'd get anxious as a test's day would approach, and extremely so on the day itself. After the test, I'd find I had gotten high grades. Then the next test would come along and I'd get anxious all over again.
Hopefully, I'm now enough of a grownup to point to myself that past experience indicates I'll do fine. I certainly hope so because, after that assessment, I realized that this was but the first of a 4-part class.
I did, with a score of 89%.
This had been just like my high-school days. I'd get anxious as a test's day would approach, and extremely so on the day itself. After the test, I'd find I had gotten high grades. Then the next test would come along and I'd get anxious all over again.
Hopefully, I'm now enough of a grownup to point to myself that past experience indicates I'll do fine. I certainly hope so because, after that assessment, I realized that this was but the first of a 4-part class.
