Zero Hour
In approximately 35 minutes I take my legal research "practical" exam. Basically, I'm given thirty minutes to find the answers to five research questions. It counts for 20% of the class grade.
I'm okay with that, but apparently you earn points not only for finding the right answer, but by finding the right answer a certain way. It's like third-grade math class all over again- you know, the teacher who demanded that you "show your work." The whole thing is absurd, if you ask me. It shouldn't matter if a student finds the answer by praying to Buddha- what matters is if they can get the right answer. That's what matters in the real world- producing the intended result. No one cares if your shoes were tied while you did it.
Oh well- I'm nothing but a cog in this fated machine, it appears. So be it.
I'm okay with that, but apparently you earn points not only for finding the right answer, but by finding the right answer a certain way. It's like third-grade math class all over again- you know, the teacher who demanded that you "show your work." The whole thing is absurd, if you ask me. It shouldn't matter if a student finds the answer by praying to Buddha- what matters is if they can get the right answer. That's what matters in the real world- producing the intended result. No one cares if your shoes were tied while you did it.
Oh well- I'm nothing but a cog in this fated machine, it appears. So be it.
posted by Yorick at 1:55 PM
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