Bazza Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Re: The Last Word pick els. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Re: The Last Word Pick-less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word pick more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word It was stolen. Then it is still out there somewhere. Theoretically. Unless they "freed" it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word . . . Opinions are divided on the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word half for, half against, half don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word I know I'm bad at math, but something's off about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word half for' date=' half against, half don't care.[/quote']. . . Spoken like an accountant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word we are creative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word There's nothing mutually exclusive about being for (or against) and not caring. I'm against most things I don't care about, until I have time to look into them and make an informed decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word true. apathy should be confused with being against something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word I know I tend to withhold my judgment until I know more, but tend to oppose things I don't know much about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word Some the 101 exams have me . Remarkably poor performance even on the question I explicitly told them would be on the exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word And this is across the board, in the whole class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word unto them! , I say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word . . . Anyway, today's my namesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word And this is across the board' date=' in the whole class?[/quote'] Well, lots of people got it right, but I've never encountered as large a fraction of a class who either didn't get the message or didn't take me seriously when, multiple times, I said this sort of question will appear on the exam. It's not that difficult, but if you've never thought about it before you very likely won't be able to cobble up the right answer, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word Hmm. Perhaps the Marilyn Shea approach is called for, here. Marilyn Shea was a psychology professor at UMF. She was known for giving ONLY essay tests, never grading on a curve, and never adjusting grades. I took one class of hers: History of Psychology. I took it during summer session I, because I figured being able to focus on just that one class would make it a bit less grueling. I did pull off an A in that class, but it was NOT easy. Most of the other students did similarly well. But the trick was to listen closely for the words, "This will be on the test." She never lied about that. What she mentioned after those words was ALWAYS on the test. So you were guaranteed a passing grade on at least that question if you went to class and listened for those words. I still remember the night Josh and I stayed up until 2 AM together to study for one of her tests, then got up four hours later to study some more. That was how Josh discovered that protein works better than caffeine in waking him up and keeping him awake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word Hmm. In 101 I give essay tests, but I ALWAYS curve grades, because I've never learned the knack of being able to write questions that give me a reasonable grade distribution without a curve. And I'm reasonably approachable about grade adjustments, though I do need a potent argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word She'd also been working there for the last 20 years, and had built up quite the reputation (and tenure). That might be part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: The Last Word . . . Anyway' date=' today's my namesday. [/quote'] your birthday? in that case, happy namesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Re: The Last Word Is it the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Re: The Last Word don't know, just being polite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Re: The Last Word I figured it had something to do with martial arts, or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Re: The Last Word No, yesterday was Markus day in the Swedish calendar. It's a remnant from way back when we were Catholics, I believe. You know, Saintly Feasts, or whatever they call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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