Stormy

This is the sort of day when the Post Office reminds people that 'Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night shall stay these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" isn't their motto.

Our relative who lives atop a hill said they've been out for an hour with a heavy-duty snow blower, and it doesn't look like they've done anything. My feeling is that as long as it's not raining (hence, creating ice atop the snow), it makes no sense to shovel when the snow's still falling. I'm in the minority on that, though. Wife and daughter are going out now; I'll be out to help them in a little bit.

We had the talk with our daughter about getting her grades bumped up a bit. She was as thrilled as one might expect, but, overall, it went okay. We told her that she has to do four things:

A. Feedback. Ask instructors how you’re doing. Ask for suggestions. Do this twice a month.
B. Homework: Eliminate distractions when you do homework. Music is okay, but no videos.
C. Review. Nightly, go over material from that day’s classes. Reread the texts for what you worked on that day in class. On weekends, go over the week’s material. If possible, write a summary sheet like the biology ones. Review with classmates or friends.
D. Prepare - review the weekly summaries, and do sample problems where available. See if after-class review sessions exist.

(Talks like this, I tend to write out what the key points are.)

We said we would be asking her instructors for feedback on a recurring basis, and we would be reminding her to do the reviews, too. She looked less than thrilled. On the other hand, she gets to take karate again, and she's pleased by that.

I taped a note to the dining room table to remind me to ask her every day what she's reviewing that evening.