Comments on: How to Fail Tests With Dignity http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/ news, thoughts and conversation on how technology impacts our lives... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: JuergenB http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/#comment-74 JuergenB Thu, 28 May 2009 21:58:26 +0000 http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/#comment-74 Very funny, you got fillies and arks out of that question and made perfect sense of it, considering.. Very funny, you got fillies and arks out of that question and made perfect sense of it, considering..

]]> By: Cynthia Morgan http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/#comment-72 Cynthia Morgan Thu, 28 May 2009 17:37:32 +0000 http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/#comment-72 Howling with laughter here--I love it. I injured my back in college and reacted badly to a pain medication I took just before an engineering final. Essentially, I was completely stoned--they finally got someone to drive me home. The professor asked me to come to his office later, and (thankfully) told me they'd let me retake the final. Then he showed me the test. I only remember my answer to one question: Q. If the carbon filaments of an arc lamp are 1/32 inch apart, the arc resistance will be: A. Because the animals won't listen to Noah. Thanks-- --cynthia Howling with laughter here–I love it. I injured my back in college and reacted badly to a pain medication I took just before an engineering final. Essentially, I was completely stoned–they finally got someone to drive me home.

The professor asked me to come to his office later, and (thankfully) told me they’d let me retake the final. Then he showed me the test. I only remember my answer to one question:

Q. If the carbon filaments of an arc lamp are 1/32 inch apart, the arc resistance will be:
A. Because the animals won’t listen to Noah.

Thanks–

–cynthia

]]> By: JuergenB http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/#comment-71 JuergenB Thu, 28 May 2009 12:47:18 +0000 http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/#comment-71 I also love the earnest initial penciled in attempt by the student to try to work through the problem, before turning the frustration of not being able to solve it into a far more constructive "Elephant Eureka" moment. A total testament to the implausibility and irrelevance of these types of questions anyway... There may as well be an Elephant in every one of these scenarios... Q: If your Grandma has 15 apples, and she gives 5 of them away, then what time does the zoo close? A: 5:15pm because the Elephant was busy eating the apples. These kids deserved better than a 0 for exhibiting parallel and out of the box thinking processes. I also love the earnest initial penciled in attempt by the student to try to work through the problem, before turning the frustration of not being able to solve it into a far more constructive “Elephant Eureka” moment. A total testament to the implausibility and irrelevance of these types of questions anyway… There may as well be an Elephant in every one of these scenarios…

Q: If your Grandma has 15 apples, and she gives 5 of them away, then what time does the zoo close?
A: 5:15pm because the Elephant was busy eating the apples.

These kids deserved better than a 0 for exhibiting parallel and out of the box thinking processes.

]]> By: Luann Udell http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/#comment-70 Luann Udell Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:23 +0000 http://polymash.com/2009/05/27/how-to-fail-tests-with-dignity/#comment-70 In example #2, it's funny how the teacher felt compelled to circle the elephant and underline the word "elephant" to show where the student's "error" was. I think the "0" would have been sufficient... Having failed many times in life with far less courage, creativity, irreverence and innovation, I applaud these kids. Thanks for the much needed laugh today! In example #2, it’s funny how the teacher felt compelled to circle the elephant and underline the word “elephant” to show where the student’s “error” was. I think the “0″ would have been sufficient…
Having failed many times in life with far less courage, creativity, irreverence and innovation, I applaud these kids. Thanks for the much needed laugh today!

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