Conquering stress.
We seem to be winning the war against stress. I'm not questioning the academic pressure here, but look at all that we've done to support the overwrought. A year ago we implemented the "sleep schedule" and began regular classes at 8:15. Today, in the middle of finals week, we had one exam only... and it began at 10:30, enabling the student who studied till midnight to get 10 hours of slumber before brunch at Art's. Speaking of which, Art Makechnie's team prepared a sumptuous Harvest Dinner Tuesday evening as yet another diversion from the pressure we all feel:
To further diversify the academic routine and provide alternative venues for demonstrating knowledge, exams may include skits (world languages) or problem-solving labs. Here's the scene in a chemistry final:
