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Are those then “little details” or “traps”? The story doesn’t report that only an elite few were able to solve a specific next-level question to get full marks

Are those then “little details” or “traps”? The story doesn’t report that only an elite few were able to solve a specific next-level question to get full marks. It says some people are so hung up on grades that they went straight for the honey pot.

watwut 6y ago
The article talks about whole unsolvable exercise needed for full credit, which is a trap. It is not little detail at all. You used the expression "little details", I have put it in quotes because I dont think it is accurate characterization at all. > It says some people are so hung up on grades So? Practically, grades matter pretty often. And even if they did not, there is nothing wrong with being motivated by grades or having grades related ambitions.
- unishark 6y ago
  > The article talks about whole unsolvable exercise needed for full credit, which is a trap. You say this like full credit is required to pass. A perfect score is often practically impossible, and at least a big achievement in most of higher education, not something most people can walk in expecting to get.
  - watwut 6y ago
    > You say this like full credit is required to pass I don't. I did not said nor implied that. I said full credit, because I meant full credit. I did not meant "required for barely passing". > A perfect score is often practically impossible, and at least a big achievement in most of higher education, not something most people can walk in expecting to get. It is pretty often practically possible and achieved. In any case, motivated talented hard working student is entitled to expect full credit to be possible. Average student is entitled to expect all exercises to be possible to solve and within range of what was taught in the course. Even if he personally cant solve everything, it should be doable.
alisonkisk 6y ago
The story was admitted fake by the author, so the details of the story aren't to be used to justifying anything.

watwut 6y ago

The article talks about whole unsolvable exercise needed for full credit, which is a trap. It is not little detail at all. You used the expression "little details", I have put it in quotes because I dont think it is accurate characterization at all. > It says some people are so hung up on grades So? Practically, grades matter pretty often. And even if they did not, there is nothing wrong with being motivated by grades or having grades related ambitions.

unishark 6y ago
> The article talks about whole unsolvable exercise needed for full credit, which is a trap. You say this like full credit is required to pass. A perfect score is often practically impossible, and at least a big achievement in most of higher education, not something most people can walk in expecting to get.
- watwut 6y ago
  > You say this like full credit is required to pass I don't. I did not said nor implied that. I said full credit, because I meant full credit. I did not meant "required for barely passing". > A perfect score is often practically impossible, and at least a big achievement in most of higher education, not something most people can walk in expecting to get. It is pretty often practically possible and achieved. In any case, motivated talented hard working student is entitled to expect full credit to be possible. Average student is entitled to expect all exercises to be possible to solve and within range of what was taught in the course. Even if he personally cant solve everything, it should be doable.

alisonkisk 6y ago

The story was admitted fake by the author, so the details of the story aren't to be used to justifying anything.