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Old 09-15-2004, 10:45 AM   #13
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Re: arghhhhhh why cant i do that?

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Mary Kuhner wrote:
The other thing that helped me, paradoxically, is making myself fail any test which I can't pass correctly. You can often "cheat" a tiny bit to get through, like digging in your toes on a standing test. The examiner may not notice or may not care to correct you. But I found that if I forced myself to immediately fail the test as soon as I knew I was cheating, I learned faster and better because I didn't waste energy improving my cheating techniques!

Oh we notice !

What examiner is looking for on a test isn't perfection, but whether or not you are doing / understanding what is required at that level.

In regular practice, the latter part of what you said here, is a very important point.

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