Is anyone really smart anymore?

[JohnCU]

Seriously, I'm feeling pretty sh!tty about some of my exams.. but I know with the curve it'll be okay. But in that other thread, someone said a 36% was an A?? That just doesn't register with me. I mean, if you can't do it, you can't do it, why should you graduate with a degree on a curve? Where do all these people come from who are inventing all the crazy stuff you see now, like iPods, etc... (yeah, that's not that great I guess, but think of having that 20 years ago).

I feel pretty dumb.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Replying to Topic: Is anyone really smart anymore?
Created On 12/14/2005 07:19 PM by JohnCU


not me.

 

[Skunkwourk]

because an education isn't based solely on grades...

EDIT: Maybe they purposely give you hard tests to see whos actually serious about their education, are you in a "weed out" class?

 

[Staples]

One of the biggest lies is that you have to be an excellent student in order to be successful.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
Seriously, I'm feeling pretty sh!tty about some of my exams.. but I know with the curve it'll be okay. But in that other thread, someone said a 36% was an A?? That just doesn't register with me. I mean, if you can't do it, you can't do it, why should you graduate with a degree on a curve? Where do all these people come from who are inventing all the crazy stuff you see now, like iPods, etc... (yeah, that's not that great I guess, but think of having that 20 years ago).

I feel pretty dumb.

on my last job i met a couple of guys and gals from cooper union... and they say that they make exams insanely hard to prevent the students from getting too cocky in the future... it's suppose to make them feel that they are not all smart and all

well they are pretty friendly and nice, so i guess it worked.

 

[Eeezee]

Classes that are curved like that often require insane subject material. Have you ever taken a Nuclear + Particle Physics course? How about Quantum Chemistry? Would you be surprised if there were a curve applied to these courses? Much can be learned, but sometimes the subject matter is so difficult and rigorous that the students can't be expected to perform too well on the tests.

There's also the consideration that written tests aren't necessarily the best way to measure how much a student has learned.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Grade curves FTW. Nothing pisses me off more than liberal arts majors who complain about "the curve" because they're stupider than 75% of the people in their GUR sci/math class. The curve only sucks if you're dumber than everyone else. And if you're dumber than everyone else you don't deserve to move ahead with them. If you're average or exceptional you've got nothing to worry about, otherwise, bring me my god damn Big Mac. Half of my classes are curved, or the difficulty is high enough that very little curving is necessary since the grades tend to gravitate to a natural curve anyway.

 

[Leper Messiah]

I smarter than j00.

 

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