"Write f*** off on an exam paper and you will get 7.5%"

[bubble sunglasses]

   http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4237491.ece


   "One pupil who wrote “f*** off” was given marks for accurate spelling and conveying a meaning successfully."  lol

 

[RD]

lol..

[Collin Li]

Don't know why anyone would be peeved about this, as we're talking about marks in the range of 0 to 15%.

It's not like you can write "Fuck off" and then follow with your essay to lock in the marks you got from "fuck off." It's one of those optimisation problems where you start off with something short and sweet and can get full marks in one criterion, then once you diversify, you are at risk of not getting full marks in that criterion, but overall you're gaining because of the other criteria that you're satisfying.

...unless you're getting 7.5% for each "fuck off" you write

[cara.mel]

I like this:
"If it had had an exclamation mark it would have got a little bit more because it would have been showing a little bit of skill"

[bubble sunglasses]

Don't know why anyone would be peeved about this, as we're talking about marks in the range of 0 to 15%.

It's not like you can write "Fuck off" and then follow with your essay to lock in the marks you got from "fuck off." It's one of those optimisation problems where you start off with something short and sweet and can get full marks in one criterion, then once you diversify, you are at risk of not getting full marks in that criterion, but overall you're gaining because of the other criteria that you're satisfying.

...unless you're getting 7.5% for each "fuck off" you write

  lol
   Generally people objected because they thought it was symptomatic of decreasing educational standards[as well as prudish attitudes], but i see your point

[Fyrefly]

LOL.

*Should've sworn and put exclamation marks on Spec exam*

JFuckOff.dx = n!

I rule... 11% ftw.

[humph]

LOL.

*Should've sworn and put exclamation marks on Spec exam*

JFuckOff.dx = n!

I rule... 11% ftw.