I am very smart.

[OldWiseGuy]

Just finish an online 'test' of my educational achievement. I ranked as completing my "Master's degree". I am a high school grad who finished barely in the top half of my class. Worse yet, I wouldn't have given me credit for any college level achievement based on some of the questions I got wrong.

What are the people who compose these tests thinking?

 

[Broken Fence]

Just finish an online 'test' of my educational achievement. I ranked as completing my "Master's degree". I am a high school grad who finished barely in the top half of my class. Worse yet, I wouldn't have given me credit for any college level achievement based on some of the questions I got wrong.

What are the people who compose these tests thinking?

I dropped out of high school took ged test. Said my reading comprehension was at college level. That was because read bible.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

I dropped out of high school took ged test. Said my reading comprehension was at college level. That was because read bible.

Amen to that. The late Herbert W. Armstrong opined that "A good knowledge of the bible was equivalent (in terms of useful knowledge) to a college education".

 

[bèlla]

I don’t have a graduate degree but I read over 200 books per year; primarily nonfiction and classics. I consume educational material at a rate and volume more significant than the norm. That’s true for most dedicated lifelong learners.

~Bella

 

[Jonathan Walkerin]

What are the people who compose these tests thinking?

Usually they are designed for idiots who get an announcement that they are a stable genius by pressing a green or red button and if they pay just another 4.99 they get diploma and the title of “Smarter than Harvard guy”

 

[pgp_protector]

Just finish an online 'test' of my educational achievement. I ranked as completing my "Master's degree". I am a high school grad who finished barely in the top half of my class. Worse yet, I wouldn't have given me credit for any college level achievement based on some of the questions I got wrong.

What are the people who compose these tests thinking?

They're thinking Got another one to visit my page (and maybe even sharing it) so I can get more Ad Views & easy money.

 

[essentialsaltes]

What are the people who compose these tests thinking?

Probably just chuckling at the personally identifying information you gave them access to.

 

[MehGuy]

Just finish an online 'test' of my educational achievement. I ranked as completing my "Master's degree". I am a high school grad who finished barely in the top half of my class. Worse yet, I wouldn't have given me credit for any college level achievement based on some of the questions I got wrong.

What are the people who compose these tests thinking?

A test for what? Maybe? I've read that the education system has been dumbing itself down for decades now. Not meaning it as any insult, just that what counts as higher education may have been lower education in the past. I took some IT classes last year. Was shocked how easy it was. For most of the tests I ranked at the top of my class. Yet the straight A's I received did not really feel valid.

 

[MehGuy]

I don’t have a graduate degree but I read over 200 books per year; primarily nonfiction and classics. I consume educational material at a rate and volume more significant than the norm. That’s true for most dedicated lifelong learners.

~Bella

Wow, that's pretty impressive.

Independent learning is often much more rewarding than school based learning.

Can't remember the exact quote but it was from the Everybody Hates Chris show. Chris was reading a newspaper on the bus and his inner voice was narrating that he learned more on the way to school than he ever learned at school. Sadly this is probably more and more true as the years go on.

 

[durangodawood]

Someone on the internet told me I'm very smart. Therefore I'm very smart.

 

[Michie]

Someone on the internet told me I'm very smart. Therefore I'm very smart.

The Google also gives false impressions of a person’s real knowledge.

 

[bèlla]

Wow, that's pretty impressive.

Thank you. I wanted to improve my writing skills. I created an apprenticeship (comprised of four authors) and got to work. I shared my stats on my Simple Abundance thread with screenshots for several years.

Independent learning is often much more rewarding than school based learning.

I still take courses and subscribe to multiple educational platforms. That’s really the difference. I’m soaking up knowledge continuously. I don’t watch telly. That is my television. Now I push myself to see how far I can go.

Chris was reading a newspaper on the bus and his inner voice was narrating that he learned more on the way to school than he ever learned at school. Sadly this is probably more and more true as the years go on.

I think there’s some truth in that. I take advantage of my learning style and tailor my consumption accordingly. Schools don’t employ them often.

Overall, there’s a greater focus on believing than reasoning and deduction for my tastes.

~Bella

 

[MehGuy]

I still take courses and subscribe to multiple educational platforms. That’s really the difference. I’m soaking up knowledge continuously. I don’t watch telly. That is my television. Now I push myself to see how far I can go.

I agree that courses can still have value. My intention is not to knock the profession of teaching down. Just worried, especially considering the public's response during the recent pandemic. I have been reading personal testimonies from teachers who have been teaching for decades. Many report to inner corruption such as artificially inflating grades to meet state expectations. One teacher said they found an old textbook dating to the 1940s. She was shocked to discover how advanced it was in level compared to the modern textbooks they had.

I think there’s some truth in that. I take advantage of my learning style and tailor my consumption accordingly. Schools don’t employ them often.

Yeah, a lot of what I am studying I doubt many education systems cover.

Overall, there’s a greater focus on believing than reasoning and deduction for my tastes.

~Bella

I remember in high school we took a few days learning about how to game the system with scantron tests. It wasn't technically cheating, but it really defeated the purpose of what school should be about. This was in Minnesota mind you. A state that is probably better off in the public school department than many parts of the country. Can't imagine what happens elsewhere.

 

[charsan]

Just finish an online 'test' of my educational achievement. I ranked as completing my "Master's degree". I am a high school grad who finished barely in the top half of my class. Worse yet, I wouldn't have given me credit for any college level achievement based on some of the questions I got wrong.

What are the people who compose these tests thinking?

I want to try now I've ordained by the internet so I'll let the internet give me a master's degree

 

[MehGuy]

I cannot help but think of this scene from The Simpsons. Fun fact Dan Castellaneta the voice actor for Homer Simpson was originally supposed to spell out the word "smart" out loud correctly, but for whatever reason he spelled the word "smrt" unintentionally. The producers thought the blooper was funny enough to put it into the actual show.

 

[Lost4words]

I go through at least 20 books a week!

I dont know what it is but i just go mental when i see a book and just have to rip it to shreds!

 

[MehGuy]

I go through at least 20 books a week!

I dont know what it is but i just go mental when i see a book and just have to rip it to shreds!

Those better not be Labella's books..

 

[bèlla]

Many report to inner corruption such as artificially inflating grades to meet state expectations. One teacher said they found an old textbook dating to the 1940s. She was shocked to discover how advanced it was in level compared to the modern textbooks they had.

It happens. They’re under a lot of pressure to meet teaching standards. When I went to college remedial classes didn’t exist. They assumed you were prepared to do college-level work.

I remember in high school we took a few days learning about how to game the system with scantron tests. It wasn't technically cheating, but it really defeated the purpose of what school should be about. This was in Minnesota mind you.

We had a teacher in grammar school who had an afternoon toke during lunch. When we returned from recess she passed out the scantrons and provided the answers on several sections.

Needless to say she was fired. That was a Catholic school!

~Bella

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Probably just chuckling at the personally identifying information you gave them access to.

No personal info was required.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

A test for what? Maybe? I've read that the education system has been dumbing itself down for decades now. Not meaning it as any insult, just that what counts as higher education may have been lower education in the past. I took some IT classes last year. Was shocked how easy it was. For most of the tests I ranked at the top of my class. Yet the straight A's I received did not really feel valid.

Absolutely agree. I have my parent's yearbooks from the 1920's. The level of literary achievement demonstrated is amazing, especially writing composition skills. No wonder they called it "high" school. It should be renamed "low" school today as it certainly has been dumbed down.