andave's place

Yesterday was weird. I had my first chemistry class at a local college last night. It went ok, and I think I'll do fine on it. Everything is reviewed some three times between teacher, book, and included cd-rom and there's the benefit of lab work at the school. So last night we did a lab on measuring mass, volume, and density of different substances and calculating our percent range and error ranges. We were given the choice of working alone or in groups. I wasn't quite sure that I had understood everything that we were supposed to do so I asked someone if she wanted to be a group. She agreed, and someone else joined in with us. We all began with measuring several items and recording the data on a piece of paper. Somehow the talk got around to ages and I was asked how old I am. When I told them I'm 16 they were shocked. One of them was 33 and the other girl didn't say her age.
I think they thought that I was a genius to be in college but of course, I told them it was through a program that allows highschoolers to start working through their general ed. Next question follows logically is "what school do you go to?" As you know I'm homeschooled.

One of them said "I bet you're glad to get into a school setting like this one."
"Not really. It's all the same." I said. School is school, after all, regardless of where it's done.

Then I had to go measure the mass of something in another room. When I got back their attitudes had a 180 degree turnaround! All of a sudden I was doing the measuring, the calculations, the formulas. They just sort of faded. I ended up telling them what I was doing and why I was doing it....though what I was doing was on the handout that they were holding. The talking died down to agreeing with whatever I said. They were still very nice. Maybe it was a sort of test or something. I didn't mind doing the work but I felt like a total jerk telling a 33-year-old woman what to do. Eh. It was strange.

More later. Just had to put this down somewhere.

EDIT: Quick note to say I'm going to be scarce round here again, at least for a month this time. I have to study for the PSAT test. See you on the weekends!