the grades are in

I finished marking the final exam papers this morning. got so excited that i computed the grades right after. and here's the stats: 4 got flat 1.00, 4 got 1.25, 1 got 1.50, and 2 got 1.75. Not bad at all!

Aside from these "rock star" students, 20 more managed to actually pass!!! Of the 31 who passed, 28 are batch07's. The results is sort of expected. The "regular" takers will make it and the repeat offenders will not.

28 out of 59 failed! Either the older batches can't keep up with their younger classmates or can't keep up with me. Maybe they just don't care and they have lots of money to burn.

again, i did my part. everybody had his chance to get extra credits. as i've said in my previous post, teachers teach, students study.

merry christmas to all of you. see you next year!

today is the final exams. i have posted my students class standing and the score they need to get to at least pass. those who need to get more than 100% to pass need not take the exam. although it's their right to still take the exam, it will just be a waste of time for them (and for me). and these people should not come to me after the exam to "verify". what the "f" is there to verify? they should spare me from the annoying bugging and themselves from the humiliation of begging.

for the rest of the students who still have fighting chances, just one tip if you are ever to see your prof after a final exam: come alone. do not come with an army of bodyguards or gofers and supporters or friends (or worse a fellow bug-begger).

profs hate being put on the spot. what if you only need a few tenths of a percent to pass and the prof may actually decide to give you extra work? but you came with another bug-begger who needs an arm, a leg, and his head to pass (read: hopeless). if i were the prof, i'll just fail both of you.

if you want it, you'll find ways to get it

last tuesday, i gave a (p)review of the next day quiz. the room was more than half-filled (about 15 or so students out of my 60 lecture students). 25% of my students showed up!!! not bad. though around 3 of those who came were just "sit-ins".

those who attended discovered the following day that exerting a little more effort always pays off. i gave them a challenge for extra credits. find my blog and leave a note. i did not give them any clue where to look and they had to find it before the next-day quiz. i never thought they would find this blog but they did. 8 of them did (or maybe just one and then passed (or sold) the info to others). it's a proof that, if you want something, you'll find ways to get it. we'll that's extra 10 quiz-points for you.

on monday, there will be a review class for the finals. 1030 AM at w314. sitting capacity only. eating/drinking in the room is prohibited but bringing coffee is welcome. :)