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I had a English teacher in High School who asked questions like âWhat color was Vivianâs dress when she went to the party?â so he could tell if you really read the book. Especially when the book was made into a movie.
Elly and John should sent Michael to a military academy!-âââ-Um, you do realize this is a comic strip, donât you?You know, with jokes.It sounds like you never went to a normal school. Mom and Dad just tightened your bolts and sent you off into the world.
Michael being shipped off to a military academy could make for some good jokes and punchlines. One idea could be:Michael gets sent away then returns on Christmas with a buzzcut and in a sharp-looking dress uniform. Everyoneâs reaction.John: Glad to see you acting mature and respectful of your elders. We are all very proud of you Michael.Elly: You look so handsome in those dress blues!Elizabeth: He sits up straight, has good table manners and pulls out Momâs seat for her at the dinner table. Is that my brother??Grandpa: Reminds me of my compatriots in the Second World War. Michael is a real chip off the old block!Michael: I admit it was not easy, but I have learned to buckle down. Best off all, with this short hair I no longer have that weird premature balding look!
Personally, I always did far better at exams of all sorts than I should have. Maybe because my parents were teachers, or I was an introvert and really observed people closely. The trick for most exams was to know what the teacher felt important. The tricks for standardised tests was a combo of that and knowing how YOU would write a question, to tell if a person really understood.
My skill at tests (and the failure of other students who had a fantastic overall sense of what was going on) kind of soured me on thinking they should be too important in anyoneâs life. Sadly, in the US right now, we are giving tests far too much credit. They have their place, to help both students and teachers to get a sense of what people know (or not), but these daysâŠ.
Lynnâs notes:
Writing about the trials and tribulations of being a student brought memories flooding back. Here, I relived the anxiety of writing exams. Like everyone else, I hated them. There is an art to studying, which I didnât learn until high school, and that is: there will always be questions asked about things which arenât covered in class â studying your class notes is never enough. If you want to ace an exam, you have to thoroughly read your textbooks, take notes, and memorize anything you think might be relevant. Before I started to do this, I would study my notes, get an average mark, and feel cheated! I knew what was in my class notesâŠbut exams proved that I didnât know the subject.
Once upon a time, schools were allowed to use inductive reasoning as part of the curriculum (giving you information and then asking you to draw conclusions from it about how to solve a problem, rather than making you memorize a bunch of number that youâll forget after the test.)-In this day of test after test, to prove that schools are âaccountableâ for the tax dollars spent (or to take those dollars from public schools and give them to private schools owned by Governorâs pals, where kids arenât tested to death), there is no room for inductive reasoning.
While teaching, I reviewed the class for the next days test. I told them to play close attention to the review, and take notes on what I said; many didâŠ.a few did not. Upon completion of the review, I informed my students that those who had taken notes had an exact copy of tomorrows testâŠand I was certain that they would not share the info with those who were too lazy/otherwise occupied to take notes. Sure enough, many made 100âŠa few might have gotten four or five questions correctâŠ..
Why donât you know the stuff that they ask? Ballâs in your court, Michael. Always is, always will be (unless youâre giving the test). And yes, howtheduck, I suspect thatâs a peculiarly Canadian turn of phrase, much like British kids donât study math; they study maths.
Please, donât get him started. Between his stories of how terrible his mother was and how terrible his female teachers were, and how terrible his sisters were, he must have landed here from the planet TalibanâŠ
Templo S.U.D. about 10 years ago
Okay, Michael, quiz time: who is the current Prime Minister of Canada? (As in, FBor FW readers, the one at the time of this strip.)
lynnskay about 10 years ago
Was this 1985? If so it was Brian Martin Mulroney, I think. If it was before that, yaâ got meâŠ
Ol Skool about 10 years ago
they never test you on what you know, it is always the miniscule things you nodded of on when the professor was teaching
verticallychallenged Premium Member about 10 years ago
Hellooooo, PARCC testing! :p
lightenup Premium Member about 10 years ago
Well, what do you know, Michael? And knowing the stats on your favorite sports figure doesnât count.
AliCom about 10 years ago
I had a English teacher in High School who asked questions like âWhat color was Vivianâs dress when she went to the party?â so he could tell if you really read the book. Especially when the book was made into a movie.
mcsnick about 10 years ago
No military school please, lets send him to rational school.
Can't Sleep about 10 years ago
Elly and John should sent Michael to a military academy!-âââ-Um, you do realize this is a comic strip, donât you?You know, with jokes.It sounds like you never went to a normal school. Mom and Dad just tightened your bolts and sent you off into the world.
USN1977 about 10 years ago
Michael being shipped off to a military academy could make for some good jokes and punchlines. One idea could be:Michael gets sent away then returns on Christmas with a buzzcut and in a sharp-looking dress uniform. Everyoneâs reaction.John: Glad to see you acting mature and respectful of your elders. We are all very proud of you Michael.Elly: You look so handsome in those dress blues!Elizabeth: He sits up straight, has good table manners and pulls out Momâs seat for her at the dinner table. Is that my brother??Grandpa: Reminds me of my compatriots in the Second World War. Michael is a real chip off the old block!Michael: I admit it was not easy, but I have learned to buckle down. Best off all, with this short hair I no longer have that weird premature balding look!
dsom8 about 10 years ago
In other words, a normal kid.
masnadies about 10 years ago
Personally, I always did far better at exams of all sorts than I should have. Maybe because my parents were teachers, or I was an introvert and really observed people closely. The trick for most exams was to know what the teacher felt important. The tricks for standardised tests was a combo of that and knowing how YOU would write a question, to tell if a person really understood.
My skill at tests (and the failure of other students who had a fantastic overall sense of what was going on) kind of soured me on thinking they should be too important in anyoneâs life. Sadly, in the US right now, we are giving tests far too much credit. They have their place, to help both students and teachers to get a sense of what people know (or not), but these daysâŠ.
Lynnâs notes:
Writing about the trials and tribulations of being a student brought memories flooding back. Here, I relived the anxiety of writing exams. Like everyone else, I hated them. There is an art to studying, which I didnât learn until high school, and that is: there will always be questions asked about things which arenât covered in class â studying your class notes is never enough. If you want to ace an exam, you have to thoroughly read your textbooks, take notes, and memorize anything you think might be relevant. Before I started to do this, I would study my notes, get an average mark, and feel cheated! I knew what was in my class notesâŠbut exams proved that I didnât know the subject.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) about 10 years ago
Here I was, ready to post a meaningless Elly-bash, when Rebel Strike beat me to it. Oh well, maybe tomorrow.
Argy.Bargy2 almost 10 years ago
Once upon a time, schools were allowed to use inductive reasoning as part of the curriculum (giving you information and then asking you to draw conclusions from it about how to solve a problem, rather than making you memorize a bunch of number that youâll forget after the test.)-In this day of test after test, to prove that schools are âaccountableâ for the tax dollars spent (or to take those dollars from public schools and give them to private schools owned by Governorâs pals, where kids arenât tested to death), there is no room for inductive reasoning.
jppjr almost 10 years ago
While teaching, I reviewed the class for the next days test. I told them to play close attention to the review, and take notes on what I said; many didâŠ.a few did not. Upon completion of the review, I informed my students that those who had taken notes had an exact copy of tomorrows testâŠand I was certain that they would not share the info with those who were too lazy/otherwise occupied to take notes. Sure enough, many made 100âŠa few might have gotten four or five questions correctâŠ..
K M almost 10 years ago
Why donât you know the stuff that they ask? Ballâs in your court, Michael. Always is, always will be (unless youâre giving the test). And yes, howtheduck, I suspect thatâs a peculiarly Canadian turn of phrase, much like British kids donât study math; they study maths.
poodles27 almost 10 years ago
Hello, Mike, itâs a new thing. Itâs called studying!
Argythree almost 10 years ago
Please, donât get him started. Between his stories of how terrible his mother was and how terrible his female teachers were, and how terrible his sisters were, he must have landed here from the planet TalibanâŠ