We be frustrated...

Joe, my study partner, has expressed some frustrations with our accounting homework assignments. I share his frustrations. He sometimes responds with "it's only 3 points, if we get it partly right, our instructor probably will give us partial credit."

Oh, I wish I could feel more secure in that. I read his course guidance posting...he seems like a hardass to me. And he is native Chinese, and excuse me, but may expect as much of us as most Chinese do of their own kids. I know a little about that.

Joe asks for help, and I wish I could be more helpful...but he is usually trying to push himself at a much more accelerated pace than I do. He says he needs to, because he works weekends, and because he is finding the material so difficult.

My main issue is that the textbook is sort of...obtuse. Not clear enough. But, after enough working with it, I finally have my "aha" moment where I get the concept, in spite of that. But when I try to talk to Joe about it, he seems to have a hard time following me...and I don't think it's that he isn't intelligent, but more that he communicates differently...

As my friend Michael, who is a teacher at a University and whom I admire muchly, says, this could sharpen me. Or, it could drive me nuckin' futs!