Steven in MD Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I don't buy it.The teacher spelled "too" wrong. "Page is to big"? 204715[/snapback] That was my thoughts...the teacher's comments had too many grammatical mistakes for an english class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Ladies and gents, I give you the by-product of diversity-at-all-costs on the college campuses of America. Let's accept a borderline retard just because he's black and we can push the male minority student percentages up. Nevermind that this is slowly turning higher academics into a joke as standards decline. #1- The kid opens his paper with a comment about man justifying his demeanor through deduction. So it might be stretch to say he's a borderline retard. An incorrigible smart-ass maybe, but he's certainly not stupid. #2- The fact that you simply assume he's black may tell us much more about you than the "student". Cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 #1- The kid opens his paper with a comment about justifying his demeanor through deduction. So it might be stretch to say he's a borderline retard. An incorrigible smart-ass maybe, but he's certainly not stupid.#2- The fact that you simply assume he's black may tell us much more about you than the "student". Cya 205292[/snapback] i think the Dr. Dre refrence and that little rap he did in the middle kinda leads one to believe he is an african american. not because of the language or the crazy "uneducated" look of the paper. i think this guy is inteligent. he made his points clear, but i guess he was eather mad at something or just didnt care about the grade. i also got the impression the whole point of the essay was to prove you read the book, and can understand the meening of the book as well as identify the plot lines. basic intro english class stuff. but this has to be a college essay, cus any highschool teacher would not even get past the first line. and its obviously graded by a grad student, (if its real at all). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 i think the Dr. Dre refrence and that little rap he did in the middle kinda leads one to believe he is an african american. Not sure how old you are ch, but most white college kids are into a lot of rap these days. I didn't see anything in the paper which made me think the kid was any particular ethnicity. Cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackur Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 That was my thoughts...the teacher's comments had too many grammatical mistakes for an english class. 205279[/snapback] doesn't have to be english class I write essays in almost all my classes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 #1- The kid opens his paper with a comment about man justifying his demeanor through deduction. So it might be stretch to say he's a borderline retard. An incorrigible smart-ass maybe, but he's certainly not stupid. #2- The fact that you simply assume he's black may tell us much more about you than the "student". Cya 205292[/snapback] Everybody knows you can't cut and paste any statement that you find in a freshman history/philosophy/etc. text or online. </sarcasm> I'm going out on a limb, I know, but that limb is the size of most tree trunks. Thanks for calling me a racist, BTW. Because we can't have an honest discussion about what effect the diversity-at-all-costs® rather than getting there on MERIT is having on schools i.e. the dumbing-down of America. Imagine a teacher having to spend 5 semester hours a year out of 45 simply replying "HUH?" and furrowing his or her brow when a vocal idiot spews this stuff in class. I've seen it. If you're going to college there should be a reasonable expectation of knowledge so every serious student's time isn't wasted. Black, white, Asian, Martian, administrators let in way too many mental midgets. Even in the name schools. Why don't you call up The Cos' and call him a racist too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Everybody knows you can't cut and paste any statement that you find in a freshman history/philosophy/etc. text or online. </sarcasm> It wasn't just his first statement. I thought the entire paper was rife with sarcasm and relatively pointed commentary. It seemed to be he used his tone/style for effect, not because he was too stupid to do otherwise. Thanks for calling me a racist, BTW. No problem, thanx for being one. we can't have an honest discussion about what effect the diversity-at-all-costs® rather than getting there on MERIT is having on schools i.e. the dumbing-down of America. Sure we can. But I don't know much about the subject so you'll have to forgive my reticence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I can not tell what ethnicity he is, but that does'nt concern me. No doubt the kid is a smart-ass and could care less about what he gets for this essay. I am shocked that after all that he still got a D. Granted it was a D-, but if I had written something like that, I would have gotten an F or a Zero, been sent to the principal's office and maybe even suspended. To me this says more about the teacher than the student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 It wasn't just his first statement. I thought the entire paper was rife with sarcasm and relatively pointed commentary. It seemed to be he used his tone/style for effect, not because he was too stupid to do otherwise. There was nothing in there that couldn't be written by the average 10-year-old with access to a textbook from which to base it. I'm a copy editor by trade and a well-earned 3.9 GPA. I know tone and writing for the affect. I fail to see the genius. No problem, thanx for being one. Gotta watch out for us racist liberals, yaknow. Sure we can. But I don't know much about the subject so you'll have to forgive my reticence. That admission is quite apparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'm a copy editor by trade and a well-earned 3.9 GPA. Congrats. But I'm a dumb-assed redneck currently carrying a 4.0 halfway through my college career. Gotta watch out for us racist liberals, yaknow. I wouldn't consider two such broad-brushed terms to be mutually exclusive. That admission is quite apparent. It may not be much, but there is something to be said for knowing what you don't know. Cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Not sure how old you are ch, but most white college kids are into a lot of rap these days.I didn't see anything in the paper which made me think the kid was any particular ethnicity. Cya 205318[/snapback] im 23, graduated college in december 2003. true alot of college kids listen to rap. just like i do. and i dont see my self as a racist, but in vegas they have 3 to 1 odds the writer is african american. based on all the slang terms, short rap in the middle(which was good, by the way...), and refrences to a popular rap artist. (and the cronic CD, aswell as the following CD was Dr. Dre's best). while it could have been writen by someone with any ethnic background, im going to assume hes african american. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJPearl2 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 That is f-ing great. And I love the title" "Planes, Trains and Plantains." I dont know why its so funny - but it is. This kid was high as a kite when he wrote this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Ladies and gents, I give you the by-product of diversity-at-all-costs on the college campuses of America. Let's accept a borderline retard just because he's black and we can push the male minority student percentages up. Nevermind that this is slowly turning higher academics into a joke as standards decline. Why can't Emeka Okafor be the role model of choice? That guy is just awesome. Maybe more people should listen to Bill Cosby than castigating him for speaking the truth. 205253[/snapback] DING DING DING DING DING DING DING We have a winner!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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