Mark Tide's Blog

Meh, if you think it's bad now.....just wait till you're older

Joe I'm in college after this summer and i might be going back to Ireland so i don't think it will be that bad plus it's not like I'm stupid and i have ways of dealing with stress

Although i noticed some of my spelling above was wrong lol

What about those who really know all the material and don't want to waste our time on stupid projects and homework assignments? I was the first person in years to get a perfect score on the Honors Physics Final. I still got a B in the class, because I didn't care enough to do the homework.

I OBVIOUSLY know the material, why should I be penalized?

What about those who really know all the material and don't want to waste our time on stupid projects and homework assignments? I was the first person in years to get a perfect score on the Honors Physics Final. I still got a B in the class, because I didn't care enough to do the homework.

I OBVIOUSLY know the material, why should I be penalized?

You remind me of my friend, who always half assed his homework and projects but always managed to set the curve in all of his AP classes.

Also, another question, how else will teachers gauge the degree to which you know the material if they didn't have final tests?

Christams is a jesus cereal.

What about those who really know all the material and don't want to waste our time on stupid projects and homework assignments? I was the first person in years to get a perfect score on the Honors Physics Final. I still got a B in the class, because I didn't care enough to do the homework.

I OBVIOUSLY know the material, why should I be penalized?

Alot of classes focus on the students initiative and drive in addition to their understanding of the material. Neither hard work or intelligence will get you far, this is the case in alot of undergraduate study, less so in graduate study.

Finals have been easy so far. Only one left. Fortunately the teachers put the material that we actually learned this year instead of just putting standard stuff and putting random questions we 'should know'.

I could have hugged my econ professor last night. "Ok, you may begin when you're ready. This is all knowledge-based, not application, so it should be easy."

Alot of classes focus on the students initiative and drive in addition to their understanding of the material. Neither hard work or intelligence will get you far, this is the case in alot of undergraduate study, less so in graduate study.

I understand, and I would actually believe in this value provided employers recognized it. They don't, though. School's competitive advantage is not teaching drive, or socialization, or any of that. It is getting you into a room and shoving as much information into your brain as possible, and making sure you know it.

Anyways, blogger was complaining specifically about the methods of learning material and how tests don't always measure it because some people are poor test-takers. But I'd say they are better than the alternative of numerous projects and homework assignments where students off load work on each other or straight up copy answers.

i have a spanish final, tok final, and part of my film study final to do but the finals i took Wednesday were all A's and i feel good about the English essay i had today and the bio final i had so im not to worried i just dont like test and i was showing my views and what i see with fellow class mates and finals

High school is hard.

I OBVIOUSLY know the material, why should I be penalized?

Because that's half the point of college. It's not just to teach you !@#$. If you get a college degree, the assumption is that you have gone through the all-nighters and studied for that extremely hard final and buckled down and finished that 15-page paper. That's part of the value of the degree to employers.

Because that's half the point of college. It's not just to teach you !@#$. If you get a college degree, the assumption is that you have gone through the all-nighters and studied for that extremely hard final and buckled down and finished that 15-page paper. That's part of the value of the degree to employers.

Then schools should create actually challenging classes for people that do not need to do all-nighters and think 15 page papers on prison systems are a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Piling more work on ME in order to demonstrate I can actually do work is a waste of my time, and it's absolutely unfair that I should be penalized for the incompetence of other people while I spend my hours doing something PRODUCTIVE FOR ME.

Either way, like I said before, tests are perfectly valid measures of comprehension, which the OP disagrees with. Homework and projects do not adequately demonstrate comprehension of material. And I have my doubts that college really has this value to employers, because they demand massive amounts of things OTHER than college, too. Which is simply silly if college can adequately test your ability to do work.

Finals before Christmas is nice though, a week where you have no class and most of your other obligations (clubs etc) cancel, so much free time and a few tests, then you get to go home and relax for a month with nothing to worry about.

I don't see your problem.