I got an F in some subject once and I tried to change it to a B. Got a little smudged, but otherwise looked okay. MY parents did not go for it, though…….
“Getting all A’s doesn’t necessarily imply a student is smarter.”
That’s true, of course, but it’s a good place to start. I’m reminded of the “Calvin & Hobbes” where Calvin, in an attempt to justify his self-description as “Boy Genius” tells Hobbes “You know how Einstein got bad grades when he was in school? Well, MINE are even WORSE!”
Over my own school years I had excellent grades and abysmal grades over various stretches, and while my bad report cards weren’t indicative of my intellectual ability (one of the usages of “smarter”), they were a GREAT reflection on how well I actually knew the material (one of the OTHER usages of “smarter”).
margueritem over 13 years ago
Not too well thought out, Nerwin.
Llewellenbruce over 13 years ago
MARG! You slightly spelled thought wrong.
Charles Evans Premium Member over 13 years ago
Nerwin is going directly from grade school into politics. He’d be perfect.
margueritem over 13 years ago
I spelled Nerwin wrong, too. Typos…
Yukoner over 13 years ago
Nerwin is about to get his “A” kicked.
Rakkav over 13 years ago
Or else his ears blown out by one of Flossie’s infamous shouts at the top of her lungs.
magnamax over 13 years ago
I wouldn’t want to be Nerwin right now. I’ll bet he feels the same way.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
They’ll be taking numbers to get at you, Nerwin.
wicky over 13 years ago
Still trying to imply that girls are smarter, naughty, naughty.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
And to think I relied on smudged letters.
Sherlock Watson over 13 years ago
Nerwin, Nerwin, Nerwin… Haven’t you learned how to use Wite-Out?
fritzoid Premium Member over 13 years ago
“Still trying to imply that girls are smarter, naughty, naughty.”
Where do you see that? The only implication I get is that Flossie is smarter than Nerwin.
(And the A’s on the report card aren’t the kicker; Nerwin at least wasn’t smart enough to pull off the switch…)
SaunaBeach over 13 years ago
I got an F in some subject once and I tried to change it to a B. Got a little smudged, but otherwise looked okay. MY parents did not go for it, though…….
ellisaana Premium Member over 13 years ago
Getting all A’s doesn’t necessarily imply a student is smarter.
It is often an indication of someone who works really hard, or who has learned to parrot back what the teacher wants to hear.
At Nerwin’s and Flossie’s age it also may indicate who is more willing to sit still, follow directions and work quietly.
fritzoid Premium Member over 13 years ago
“Getting all A’s doesn’t necessarily imply a student is smarter.”
That’s true, of course, but it’s a good place to start. I’m reminded of the “Calvin & Hobbes” where Calvin, in an attempt to justify his self-description as “Boy Genius” tells Hobbes “You know how Einstein got bad grades when he was in school? Well, MINE are even WORSE!”
Over my own school years I had excellent grades and abysmal grades over various stretches, and while my bad report cards weren’t indicative of my intellectual ability (one of the usages of “smarter”), they were a GREAT reflection on how well I actually knew the material (one of the OTHER usages of “smarter”).