Counting up the points on my computer screen
Looking for the correct answers
It sometimes hurts to see their logic, it’s so broken
Can’t believe how creative they can be at other times
Killing me that I didn’t think of that first as I select their score and…
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Giving worth to mastery of knowledge
Receiving a letter to honor that feat
Allows the recipient to show others their level of competence of the subject
Despite lack of proof otherwise
Expecting you to accept their expertise
Dazed and confused
I sit here in front of my screen
Zoom to teach my classes
Zoom to meet with colleagues
Yet at times it seems pretty slow
For all the marbles
It is the last hurdle before the summer
Now is the time to prove mastery
And if you do, the glory of that elusive 4.0 awaits
Lest you fall into the pit of despair
Everyone dreads that test, even the professors
X-ray vision on both sides looking for the core of understanding
Amid the trivia of facts and figures
Make your best-educated guess and may the odds be ever in your favor
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Looking at the time I cringe
At best I will get six hours of sleep
That will probably be closer to five
Even though that will suck, I figured out how to turn on the light!
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Popping his shirt in victory
Regaling his opponent with trash talk
It would make most people sick to their stomach
Doing it to his twelve-year-old son, well that was over the top
Extreme hubris was his specialty, and this was his teaching moment
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The problem seemed unsolvable
Everyone in the class vehemently agreed that it couldn’t be done
And Miss Snow wistfully agreed, but then she began to ask questions
Can you.. could you… how would you…
Having their preconceived notions challenged, they began to explore
Engaging the problem with new vigor, trying new possible solutions
Reaching the answer, they were proud to prove Miss Snow wrong.
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Cacophony of past and future ideas
Hoarded on every flat surface of her office
A dizzying architecture of paperwork, books, and coffee mugs littered the officescape
Organized by randomness and curated by wild pixies
Still, she found the correct form in less than twenty seconds
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Can’t decide if I can fit it all in
Ramming in multiple items, trying to make them fit
And realizing that it might be a lost cause
Means my students might not enjoy this test. Hope they study well and don’t…
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Every moment filled with anxiety
X-ray vision seeing past the problem at hand
And not allowing you to see the answer in front of you
Means these tests will push you past your limits
Still, that’s a good thing. It allows you to grow.
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