I realized after writing the final exam, the professor had simplified it to ensure all the students would have reasonable marks. One question was "Name 3 parts of a computer?". So keyboard, screen and power button would qualify as an answer. Apparently this professor had often been in hot water for making these supposedly overly complicated exams.
Oh my.
Here's one from today's paper in San Francisco. I think it's pretty good evidence that even the colleges and universities (in this case Stanford!) know that not everyone is smart enough to go to college:
A drama class in Beginning Improvising and another in Social Dances of North America III were among dozens of classes on a closely guarded quarterly list distributed only to Stanford athletes to help them choose classes. The list, which has existed since at least 2001, was widely regarded by athletes as an easy class list. More than a quarter of the courses on the list did not fulfill university general education requirements.
The classes on the list were "always chock-full of athletes and very easy A's," said Kira Maker, a soccer player who used the list her freshman year.
Stanford has long mandated equal scholastic footing among all undergraduates, including athletes. The university's hard-line approach has rankled some coaches over the years who have watched talented recruits go elsewhere because they didn't measure up to Stanford's academic standards.
Very depressing. Note, also,that they've got rid of
the list, not
the courses.
Val
