Dio is very despondent because he got 5/20 in a recent French exam, a 3-hour essay in which they analyzed a text. He thought he did well until he saw his grade today...the worst in the class! His teacher has been really strange, sometimes giving him top marks and other times giving him terrible grades and telling him he's doing it all wrong. He just doesn't know what she wants. He's a smart and hard-working kid and this just seems all over the place.
I do sometimes get frustrated with the French system because it can be so punitive and non-transparent. At least in the US system, the expectations are generally clear and if you work hard, it almost always is reflected in the grades.
My day was interesting. It started with a podcast interview with someone in Australia. I then moved on to several hours of video editing for a few new courses we're developing (a special short course for L&D nurses and an update of a module on essential breech maneuvers). I had a meeting with several heads of OB for the Kaiser system in northern CA. They're looking to develop 2 or 3 breech centers in San Francisco and northern CA. Really exciting!
Eric didn't sleep much last night despite being jet-lagged. I hope it's better tonight.
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