Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for September 27, 2024

An “A” doesn’t come from being lucky enough!

Keep up the hard work and you’ll keep getting lucky.

When I had to teach English Comp (small college – you had to be flexible) I noticed something called proof-reading would usually result in a higher score.

That’s what I call it when I get a 2 on Wordle

I had a professor who went over the results of any essay test in order to emphasize the importance of class participation. He gave one student full credit for a question despite the fact he answered with only one sentence. He did that because the student repeatedly demonstrated his grasp on the subject through his class participation. After class the student confided that he really had no clue what the answer was, so he hastily composed a short BS answer in the hopes of salvaging some points on the question. He never expected to get full credit.

Or use of ChatGPT.

It was like that in college years ago. One day I wrote an essay that the teacher absolutely hated, and then another time I wrote an essay that the teacher absolutely adored. Huh?

I’m with Papi — you don’t get an A with just luck of any kind, not on an essay. Some people struggle with things and then one day it just seems to click.

“None of that”?

How about “All of that”?

Cheech Marin wrote a song called Mexican Americans. “Mexican Americans love education, so they go to night school and study Spanish and they get a B…”

Orville: Are you Mister S., for Sigerson, Holmes?Sigerson Holmes: Perhaps.Orville: Do you have a brother whose first name is Sherlock?Sigerson Holmes: I do not.Orville: You do have a brother?Sigerson Holmes: I do.Orville: Might I inquire as to his first name?Sigerson Holmes: “Sheer luck.” (“The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ (Smarter) Brother.”)