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I am not sure why your comment is getting so much hate. Are there that many valedictorians on HN? I read so much about the dangers of performance metrics in the
by protonfish 12y ago
I am not sure why your comment is getting so much hate. Are there that many valedictorians on HN? I read so much about the dangers of performance metrics in the work place, but aren't grades the most widespread and pernicious of them all? Face it, a 4.0 does not require more than average intelligence, only the ability to quickly and precisely do exactly as you are told.
- bsilvereagle 12y ago> only the ability to quickly and precisely do exactly as you are told In my experience, my 4.0 existed because I didn't do what I'm told. If I disagreed with a teacher's answer, I would write in "(e) bsilvereagle's answer" and usually get full credit. Similarly, not once did I write a Bing-Bang-Bongo paper in high school as instructed, yet I got top grades in English because I could independently construct a worthwhile essay. I don't think I ever completed a Chemistry lab as instructed either, I would stop half way through and start tinkering around and could usually come up with a hypothesis/experiment/conclusion that was much better than what the lab set out to do. In short, don't assume every 4.0 you see is going to do exactly as they're told.
- protonfish 12y agoNot sure what school you went to (or even in what country - what the heck is "Bing-Bang-Bongo"?) but you only need one teacher that doesn't like your alleged independent methods to put a fly into your perfect score. You must be very fortunate to somehow have avoided this your entire high school career. Bravo.