I've never missed an exam or dreamed about it. However, every Fall before the start of the semsester I have a "panic" dream where I suddenly realize that I am late for my first class of the semester. I start running through hallways that are totally unfamiliar as I search for my class. About halfway through the dream I realize that I don't even know where my first class is supposed to meet! Now that I have retireed it will be interesting to see whether I get this dream again in about a month. Hopefully not.
-Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Walters Date: Friday, August 7, 2009 10:27 am Subject: Re: [tips] Dreams To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > I've had the missed exam dream and also a variation dream: I'm > in the middle of class and realize I've forgotten some handouts. > I try to find the place where the photocopier is, then can't > remember my code, then can't find the way back to class, etc etc > > Sally > Capilano U > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pollak, Edward > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 6:46 AM > Subject: [tips] Dreams (was PLEASE NOTE : NEW FEATURE) > > > > > > > I've never missed an exam but that is the theme of a recurring > nightmare that I have. When I was younger, the nightmare > centered on missing an exam I was supposed to take. It now > centers on missing an exam I'm supposed to give. When the shift > occurred, I deemed it a major indicator of a changed self-image > & stage of life. > > As for favorite drinks: as a near total teetotaler I can't > relate. I learned in college that I don't get drunk. I go right > from sober to sick. I blame a lack of acetaldehyde > dehydrogenase. > > Ed > > Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. > Department of Psychology > West Chester University of Pennsylvania > http://home.comcast.net/~epollak > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass > fiddler and herpetoculturist...... in approximate order of importance. > > Subject: RE: PLEASE NOTE : NEW FEATURE > From: "Shearon, Tim" > Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:12:52 -0600 > X-Message-Number: 11 > > > Carol > Umm. I misread the finals schedule. I woke to a knock at my > door (we lived 3 houses off campus). It was my dean- I made it > over to the final at 8:45 (it started at 8!). I just told the > class to skip every third test item and we turned it into a 2 > hour final. The dean, on our way over, said, "You need to stop > by my office when the final's over." The students were very > understanding- but I felt horrible. > > I went to the dean's office afterward- the guy had a > reputation as having no sense of humor and I had never been one > of his favorites. It didn't look good at all. I sat down and he > told me the story of having gone home one Friday afternoon with > his best friend on the faculty. They were sitting on his porch > drinking beer when his wife drove up and told him to get back to > campus - he'd forgotten an exam! I didn't feel good but did feel > better- and he and I were pretty close after that. > Tim > > > ---To make changes to your subscription contact:Bill Southerly > ([email protected]) > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) Don Allen Dept. of Psychology Langara College 100 W. 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5Y 2Z6 Phone: 604-323-5871 --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
