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per_soloWell, here's the update. I'm doing good..it's Wednesday (which means the week is moving quickly).
I'm learning many things..some I knew, some I didn't...in taking a practice test at the hotel last night, I did better than I've done before...second guessed myself on a few things, and irritated at that. The instructor said that if you have a first guess, you should go with it, as second guessing will kill ya.
I'm the only one in my class..so, that is making it a bit easier..lot of points for me to ask questions, and a lot of opportunity for the instructor to tailor the class to what i know and don't. I've got a NICE big book to study, and to study once I get home (have been studying it after class at the Hotel)..
Am getting a nicer Tool Kit than what was advertised with the class, as they dont' have any of the ones that were promises...I've got one that has a soldering iron, solder, and a bunch of other stuff...some I'll use, some I won't...will put other tools into it once I get home.
Went with my boss' idea of going to Meijer, and buying some hamburger and other stuff, to cut back on expenses of eating out..as of now, all I will have to expense back to the company is the dinner on Sunday at Papa Vinos (No way in hell was I going to go shopping and cook after driving all the way up here). The downside? I had the burner on too high when cooking the burgers the first night (monday), and set off the smoke alarm...Bachelor cooking, that's how you know when it is done...the staff at the hotel understood, and told me how to clear the room of the smoke..still smells of hamburger in there. AND, have been eating Chicken Patties during lunch, so that works nicely too..except for Friday, which the training facility is covering. And, he thinks we'll wrap up early on Friday, so I don't have to hit Rush Hour on the way home.
More later, class is starting back up.
I'm learning many things..some I knew, some I didn't...in taking a practice test at the hotel last night, I did better than I've done before...second guessed myself on a few things, and irritated at that. The instructor said that if you have a first guess, you should go with it, as second guessing will kill ya.
I'm the only one in my class..so, that is making it a bit easier..lot of points for me to ask questions, and a lot of opportunity for the instructor to tailor the class to what i know and don't. I've got a NICE big book to study, and to study once I get home (have been studying it after class at the Hotel)..
Am getting a nicer Tool Kit than what was advertised with the class, as they dont' have any of the ones that were promises...I've got one that has a soldering iron, solder, and a bunch of other stuff...some I'll use, some I won't...will put other tools into it once I get home.
Went with my boss' idea of going to Meijer, and buying some hamburger and other stuff, to cut back on expenses of eating out..as of now, all I will have to expense back to the company is the dinner on Sunday at Papa Vinos (No way in hell was I going to go shopping and cook after driving all the way up here). The downside? I had the burner on too high when cooking the burgers the first night (monday), and set off the smoke alarm...Bachelor cooking, that's how you know when it is done...the staff at the hotel understood, and told me how to clear the room of the smoke..still smells of hamburger in there. AND, have been eating Chicken Patties during lunch, so that works nicely too..except for Friday, which the training facility is covering. And, he thinks we'll wrap up early on Friday, so I don't have to hit Rush Hour on the way home.
More later, class is starting back up.
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Sounds like things are going well!!
Date: 2004-06-16 05:28 pm (UTC)Be careful coming home!
Second guessing will kill you
Date: 2004-06-17 05:05 am (UTC)Cert tests are all on-line and mutliple choice. I use a blank sheet of paper (provided by the testing facility). For every Q, I write the number and the number of choices. If I know the answer, I circle it on the paper and then answer it. If I am torn between two, I underline the two answers on the paper and mark the question as "difficult" on the screen and then move on. If I don't know the answer at all, I circle the Q number on my sheet, mark it difficult and move on. This way I move through the test quickly. When I get to the last Q, I go back and review all the ones with two answers and find that one of the answers rules itself out. I mark the answer and unmark the "difficult" flag and move onto the next Q with multiple answers. After I finish all those, I then go back to the Q's where I did not know that answers and try to answer them. Most of the time, they are related to other Q's that I've already answered.
Does this technique work? Well, I was taught this by an instructor and my test scores went up from just passing to passing with some breathing room.
Hope this helps and I agree with Ting, take your test ASAP when training is over.
Bear