In America, I don't mean to be racist or anything, we hold a different set of educational values, which are really good. We encourage our students to be their best with little praises and rewards. Like the time when I was eight and I hated reading. I was promised a toy of my choice if I read ten books. And I did, I got the prize and I haven't been able to stop reading. It's awesome. So here's the grading scale
A=Above average. You're already better than most of the students in your class, and keep up the good work
B=Better than most. You'll feel satisfied at the most with your grade. Hey, it's better than an F.
C=Could have done better. Your kinda falling out of the groove, and it would probably be a good idea to start picking up the pace and getting back into the game to improve
D=Done for. By this point, you have no say in life. Your parents are dictating and won't let you go out to the movies for a week with your friendsF=Fail. This is the time to start panicing. You'll probably get yelled at by your parents a little, and you'll promise to do better next time.
So this is pretty much the basic grading scale. But for our eastern neighboring counterparts, it's a whole different story. They upped the bar a smidgen higher, which is why Taiwan is always the number one best math in the world. Not that I have anything against it, it's just so much more different.
A=Average. All of the other Asian kids in your class are getting A pluses. Why aren't you?
B=Bad. At this point, you probably want to start panicing like crazy. A scolding from your parents will most likely endure, but that will be it.
C=Caesar (Julius) scenario. Julius Caesar was murdered by the people in the Roman Senate. You might suffer the same fate as him, or worse.
D=Dumbie. Branded for life, this is the time to have a meltdown. Now they'll turn the volume up. But this isn't the end of the line, you can get off the hook by telling them you will do better next time.
F=Failed (FOR LIFE). I need not say anymore.
So as you can see, life is different. Many of us aren't even aware of it. This may be one of the seemingly more sober posts, but trust me, it's not. I can write really depressing stuff if you want me to. But I digress. My job is to keep this invisible crowd happy. None of what I said above was meant to be racist, and the grading scale is not completely accurate.
My QOD (question of the day) is this:
Where do you do your homework?
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