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From: scotts@qsp.COM (Scott Simpers)
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Subject: Re: Collaboration WAS: E-mail Privacy
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Date: 18 Jun 91 17:25:56 GMT
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Sorry, Tim, I have to agree with Mike.  Degrees are given on the basis of
how well you take tests, not whether you really know anything.  I once had
a well respected professor for a course in Assembly Language.  Grading: 
5 points per program, 25 points for each of three exams (giving a convenient
total of 100).  Each exam consisted of 5 questions, worth 5 points each.
So, the fact that I got all 5 programs nailed meant no more than whether or
not I got a good score on one exam.  To top if off,  some of the 
exam questions were trick questions.

IMHO, the way College degrees are given out has become as f---ed up as our
elementary schools.  But that's a topic for another newsgroup.


Scott Simpers
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