I survived

Activities are fun.

The news is good. The assessment went well and I’m off the hook for the time being. There were groups, there were activities, there was fun.

From a practical perspective, there needs to be a more pedagogical approach because exams are the cold hard reality when it’s every addle-brained student for themselves, and colours, cutting out, and glue aren’t part of the process. That’s when my sort of practical instruction should be valuable because there’s none of the frippery. “If you do X in the exam, you will get a better mark.” I’m not saying, “If you colour the paper in nicely, you’ll get a better mark.”

One thing I’ve learnt from experience is that on those occasions when I know what I’m talking about, people ought to be listening and their prospects will improve. On the contrary, I hope at least that I have the wit to know when I should keep quiet and not presume to instruct others.