I want bones like iron, blood like mercury

[enthusiastick]

I had my second Kaplan training on Monday, and it went well. We were down to just 6 trainees, as opposed to about 10 at the initial training session. Unfortunately I was 5 minutes late, so I don't know whether to expect those people back tomorrow or what. I do know that I got my performance review by e-mail today (Kaplan refers to it as a "Core Competencies" sheet). Mostly Goods and Fairs... no Excellents, but only one Needs Immediate Attention. For those unfamiliar with the process, Kaplan training consists of these things called Teach-Backs; basically you perform the act of teaching using your fellow trainees as pretend students. Given that the material for the Teach-Backs is the material you will eventually be teaching its a surprisingly synergistic training method.

Some other random little things:

• Um, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is tomorrow (OK technically Thursday, but you can catch it at midnight, so sort of tomorrow.) And I haven't done a thing about it. Yup, I'm offically one of those geeks. Its not that I'm disillusioned really; I will admit that my hopes are up. I just won't fit my life around Star Wars anymore. I mean I'll see it this weekend, obviously. But I'm not interested in a midnight screening, and I don't know if that makes me lame.
  
  
• So Randy Milholland over at Something Positive has announced he's starting a spinoff comic. I kind of think its going to be about Anna, but I'm just guessing. I haven't kept up with his LJ community or forums or anything, so I could be way off base. I'm sort of excited by the prospect, although based on his experience with New Gold Dream who knows if there will be adequate follow-through.
  
  
• And while I'm on the subject of webcomic news... what the Hell, ClanBob? You tell me you're restarting Life of Riley, and then you dribble out like one comic a month. Don't get my hopes up just to piss on them, guys.
  
  
• Finally, in happier news, White Wolf has finally admitted that they're hoping for an August 17th release for Mage: the Awakening. I'm so excited by this game's potential I can't even think straight. But I am equally prepared to go on running my beloved Mage: the Ascension if the folks over at White Wolf fuck it up. Which, let's face it, they might. There's not enough teaser material yet for me to make a real prediction on that. There's good indicators and bad indicators, so I'll just have to watch the website and bide my time for now.

Comments

[celeloriel.livejournal.com]

You know I work there, right? I teach SAT and have for over a year, and I'm cross-training for LSAT.

Are you training for the SAT or what?

Best way to get "presenter" points: invest in markers beyond the four-color set and write out your boardwork beforehand on another sheet, not in your binder.

:)

[pooka-madness.livejournal.com]

I knew you worked for a test prep company, I didn't realize it was Kaplan. I'm training for the SAT, yeah.

Boardwork is not my problem. Re-learning geometry, particularly as it applies to circles, is my problem.

[celeloriel.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers*

What session of training are you on?

[pooka-madness.livejournal.com]

Yesterday (Wednesday) was Session 3 of the vaunted KTDP (we love our acronyms at Kaplan; My favorite so far is RYSEM) which means that Monday is Session 4. So we're down to the serious stuff now.

[celeloriel.livejournal.com]

Has your trainer been cutting people?

[pooka-madness.livejournal.com]

Indeterminate. There have been fewer people at each successive session, but my trainer has given the impression that he's as ignorant as the rest of us as to why that is.

[celeloriel.livejournal.com]

O_O

That's not good.

[theshanakee.livejournal.com]

Well, hey, at least you don't have to wait another 2 months for Star Wars to come out. I know someone somewhere accidentally will ruin it for me before I can see it here. Sigh.

Anyway, good luck with your Kaplan training. What kind of hours are they offering you?