God Awful Things

I remember reading somewhere, years ago, about how multiple choice tests actually made us dumber. I know the reasoning was always “it’s more about the thought process than the answer” but that is bull. Assuming 4 multiple choice answers, there is still a 25% chance of getting on right even if you have no clue to the answer.

Along the same lines, you’d have to be a genius to get every single question wrong.

My reasoning is this, either you know the thought process and can get the answer correct, or you get it wrong, in which case, there is a flaw in your reasoning somewhere.. pretty simple, you gotta fail to know when you’re doing something wrong..

And I did fail. I failed my first F in college the year I got my first PDA (a Handspring Visor), I failed in biology, and I kid you not, because I played too much solitaire and didn’t pay attention..

I’m probably failed at spelling in my elementary years as well, as I am a terrible speller…

Anywho, the point of all of this is:

In most math problems, zero would never be confused with 50, but a handful of schools nationwide have set off an emotional academic debate by giving minimum scores of 50 for students who fail.

Yep, can’t do worse than half right.. I believe the expression I am looking for is LULZ.

ps. that art is some I made a while ago about the Dumbing Down of America, so, don’t steal it.