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I knew a kid in college who considered changing his major in his senior year so that he wouldnāt have enough credits, and heād get to/have to stay another year. Because his grades were all good, heād still keep his scholarship. My friend ended up deciding to face the outside world after all, but Zipper might need to consider that strategy.
Alas, the reality from this time is not so different. My mother went back to college in her 50s to get the mathsā¦ sorryā¦ math degree she wanted to do at 18, but was deflected by her school Headteacher (Principle) who said āgirls canāt do mathsā and pushed her into geography instead. She then taught maths and statistics at what was then a polytechnic (UK technical graduate level institution) now converted to a university. Just before she retired they were setting the pass mark for exams at the mark of the lowest scoring student. No one failed.
Why do you Yanks abbreviate Mathematics to āmathā but do not call statistics āstatā?
Back in the 80ās I was a teaching aid for a class in russian history. I was proctoring the final exam. It was a three hour exam.
After 30 minutes some cute little brunette came up with the exam book, dropped it off, wished me a merry xmas and bounced out.
I just had to look, to see what sheād done.
it was a three page letter to the professor saying she enjoyed his class but didnāt feel she was ready for the exam but hoped he wouldnāt feel bad about it.
She was surprised she got an F and complained to the school. He went on to chair the history department .
At a national military academy, I got an āAā in calculus. My grade on the final exam was 10%. The policy was that you could not āflunk outā unless that was the reason you wanted to put in record, so they used a ācurveā. The excuse was that we were living on about 5 1/2 hours of sleep a night and doing training when not in classes. Still, didnāt impress the UC when I transferred. I had to repeat everything .
Headteacher is āPrincipalā ā you can remember with āthe principal is your pal.ā āPrincipleā is a fundamental truth or proposition, in the context of an individual a principle is a rule, belief, or idea that guides you. Some principals have principles, some donāt. The same could be said of certain politicians.
I left academe because of grading. There was simply no way to give meaningful grades. Grade inflation was rampant, but completely unacknowledged. If you gave honest grades, you were giving grades at least a level and a half below the entire rest of the system and making your perfectly good student look terribleāwhich then affected their ability to get aid, to get placement at higher levels, and even to get jobs after graduation. If you gave inflated grades, you were perpetuating a lie that deluded students, faculty, and employers alike.
The whole idea of a grade is stupid anyway. What every student needs is a a frequent, good sit-down with faculty in which we carefully and thoroughly go over the studentās work, highlighting and exploring strengths and weaknesses and how to maintain whatās strong and strengthen whatās weak.
However, thatās not possible in a world where education has stopped being education and has morphed into industrialized mass vocational training. We donāt teach minds. We teach skills. Thereās a huge difference.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
Why even bother going to class?
Flashaaway over 1 year ago
Trump Uni before it existed?
SHIVA over 1 year ago
Our boy finally found a totally painless way to waste 4 years!!!
cmxx over 1 year ago
Snowflake school.
monkeysky over 1 year ago
I knew a kid in college who considered changing his major in his senior year so that he wouldnāt have enough credits, and heād get to/have to stay another year. Because his grades were all good, heād still keep his scholarship. My friend ended up deciding to face the outside world after all, but Zipper might need to consider that strategy.
eced52 over 1 year ago
Of course, the cute girl has nothing to do with anything.
robertthomasson Premium Member over 1 year ago
Alas, the reality from this time is not so different. My mother went back to college in her 50s to get the mathsā¦ sorryā¦ math degree she wanted to do at 18, but was deflected by her school Headteacher (Principle) who said āgirls canāt do mathsā and pushed her into geography instead. She then taught maths and statistics at what was then a polytechnic (UK technical graduate level institution) now converted to a university. Just before she retired they were setting the pass mark for exams at the mark of the lowest scoring student. No one failed.
Why do you Yanks abbreviate Mathematics to āmathā but do not call statistics āstatā?
snsurone76 over 1 year ago
How can Cricket walk bare-headed in falling snow? At least Zipper has the sense to wear a hat!
ajfraser over 1 year ago
As in Alice in Wonderland; āAll shall have prizes !ā
cmerb over 1 year ago
Question ? What feels better a ( B + or A ā ) ?
For a Just and Peaceful World over 1 year ago
Back in my day, there was a āWalden Collegeā.
Google: Parsons College was a private liberal arts college located in Fairfield, Iowa.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation over 1 year ago
Back in the 80ās I was a teaching aid for a class in russian history. I was proctoring the final exam. It was a three hour exam.
After 30 minutes some cute little brunette came up with the exam book, dropped it off, wished me a merry xmas and bounced out.
I just had to look, to see what sheād done.
it was a three page letter to the professor saying she enjoyed his class but didnāt feel she was ready for the exam but hoped he wouldnāt feel bad about it.
She was surprised she got an F and complained to the school. He went on to chair the history department .
mindjob over 1 year ago
Getting your diploma from a Crackerjack box is still possible, only it has moved online
198.23.5.11 over 1 year ago
Release Trumpās report cards.I want to see if he failed āCivicsā.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 1 year ago
You canāt fly with the eagles if you run with the turkeys. However, if the eagles donāt care, so what.
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
At a national military academy, I got an āAā in calculus. My grade on the final exam was 10%. The policy was that you could not āflunk outā unless that was the reason you wanted to put in record, so they used a ācurveā. The excuse was that we were living on about 5 1/2 hours of sleep a night and doing training when not in classes. Still, didnāt impress the UC when I transferred. I had to repeat everything .
paul brians over 1 year ago
Letās just agree we follow many different paths.
bshutejr over 1 year ago
Headteacher is āPrincipalā ā you can remember with āthe principal is your pal.ā āPrincipleā is a fundamental truth or proposition, in the context of an individual a principle is a rule, belief, or idea that guides you. Some principals have principles, some donāt. The same could be said of certain politicians.
rugeirn over 1 year ago
I left academe because of grading. There was simply no way to give meaningful grades. Grade inflation was rampant, but completely unacknowledged. If you gave honest grades, you were giving grades at least a level and a half below the entire rest of the system and making your perfectly good student look terribleāwhich then affected their ability to get aid, to get placement at higher levels, and even to get jobs after graduation. If you gave inflated grades, you were perpetuating a lie that deluded students, faculty, and employers alike.
The whole idea of a grade is stupid anyway. What every student needs is a a frequent, good sit-down with faculty in which we carefully and thoroughly go over the studentās work, highlighting and exploring strengths and weaknesses and how to maintain whatās strong and strengthen whatās weak.
However, thatās not possible in a world where education has stopped being education and has morphed into industrialized mass vocational training. We donāt teach minds. We teach skills. Thereās a huge difference.
katebofde over 1 year ago
Stat means do something immediately.
hklsubs over 1 year ago
Am I the only one that thinks that Zonk is acting very un-Zonk-like in this story-line?
Madric over 1 year ago
Interesting on the math/maths, but why do you say Principle rather than Principal?