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By Fenrir.Leoheart 2012-02-03 18:42:30
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I apologize in advance, but i felt this relevant!

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By mortontony1 2012-02-03 18:43:32
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Odin.Liela said: »
That's mostly because I'm a bad test-taker in general.

"Don't you love it when people in school are like, 'I'm a bad test taker.' You mean you're stupid. Oh, you struggle with that part where we find out what you know? I can totally relate see, because I'm a brilliant painter minus my god awful brushstrokes. Oh, how the masterpiece is crystal up here but once paint hits canvas I develop Parkinson's."
~Daniel Tosh
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By Leviathan.Phenomena 2012-02-03 18:46:26
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mortontony1 said: »
Odin.Liela said: »
That's mostly because I'm a bad test-taker in general.

"Don't you love it when people in school are like, 'I'm a bad test taker.' You mean you're stupid. Oh, you struggle with that part where we find out what you know? I can totally relate see, because I'm a brilliant painter minus my god awful brushstrokes. Oh, how the masterpiece is crystal up here but once paint hits canvas I develop Parkinson's."
~Daniel Tosh
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hah love that
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By Fairy.Spence 2012-02-03 18:46:36
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Leo, we're supposed to team up against the Americans :(
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By volkom 2012-02-03 18:46:39
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I suck at taking tests. I honestly brain fart at the start of any test(Except history), then with like 15minutes left i'm like

AH HA! thats how you do it all. then i scribble stuff down really fast and sloppy and end up passing :S


them video games....must be killing brain cells
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By Odin.Liela 2012-02-03 18:47:13
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mortontony1 said: »
Odin.Liela said: »
That's mostly because I'm a bad test-taker in general.

"Don't you love it when people in school are like, 'I'm a bad test taker.' You mean you're stupid. Oh, you struggle with that part where we find out what you know? I can totally relate see, because I'm a brilliant painter minus my god awful brushstrokes. Oh, how the masterpiece is crystal up here but once paint hits canvas I develop Parkinson's."
~Daniel Tosh
Sorry had to

lol ;; For some of my beginning college courses they actually sent all the freshmen through various little testing things to see what method we learned best in and how we tested. I turned up as average intelligence but bad tester. The only class I ever got a C in was in Anatomy/Physiology, and I'd get great scores in class and then bomb every single test. Sucks.
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By Fenrir.Leoheart 2012-02-03 18:51:10
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Fairy.Spence said: »
Leo, we're supposed to team up against the Americans :(

I'm Canadian now spence don't worry, we're in this together!
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2012-02-03 18:57:18
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Fenrir.Leoheart said: »
Fairy.Spence said: »
Leo, we're supposed to team up against the Americans :(

I'm Canadian now spence don't worry, we're in this together!

/frowns

I knew they were in cahoots! Who do we get then? The Australians?
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By Ragnarok.Raenil 2012-02-03 18:58:00
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Asura.Bartimaeus said: »
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We've been through this, before. They have them in WI, too.
and Iowa
We do? I've seen no such thing!


And I never bothered to remember the states capitals. I retained them long enough to get through school, and if really pressed, I could probably recall most of them. I didn't (and still don't) think knowing state capitals is important. Location of the state, sure. But capitals?
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By Odin.Liela 2012-02-03 19:15:40
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Caitsith.Zahrah said: »
Fenrir.Leoheart said: »
Fairy.Spence said: »
Leo, we're supposed to team up against the Americans :(

I'm Canadian now spence don't worry, we're in this together!

/frowns

I knew they were in cahoots! Who do we get then? The Australians?

Those pesky Canadians, always plotting! <3
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By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2012-02-03 19:34:50
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mortontony1 said: »
This is just... astonishing...

How does US history and geography determine IQ? i think math/physics, chemistry, biology, art/music and literature would like a word with u...

The ability to regurgitate a certain amount of information doesn't make someone more or less stupid. It just makes them good at memorizing.

The ability to analyze and quantify situations, and develop conclusions in a timely manner, NOW that determines intelligence.
By volkom 2012-02-03 19:41:06
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Bahamut.Baconwrap said: »
mortontony1 said: »
This is just... astonishing...

How does US history and geography determine IQ? i think math/physics, chemistry, biology, art/music and literature would like a word with u...

The ability to regurgitate a certain amount of information doesn't make someone more or less stupid. It just makes them good at memorizing.

The ability to analyze and quantify situations, and develop conclusions in a timely manner, NOW that determines intelligence.

so is this an argument about the differences between being smart and intelligent?
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2012-02-03 19:44:18
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it's all relative imo..i know two people who are going to harvard, and i don't think theyre anything special having spent time with them :x
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By Carbuncle.Joeywheeler 2012-02-03 19:51:22
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It's not really "I suck at taking tests", as much as it is people just being anxious about time constraints and then psyching themselves out.

I can't remember where it was said, but American education is taught to take test well, while retaining very little.
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By Bahamut.Dannyl 2012-02-03 19:55:28
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what does it matter..... we're *** in the future.

Proof:
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By Carbuncle.Joeywheeler 2012-02-03 19:56:29
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Doubtful, there will always be the smart kids. :)
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2012-02-03 19:57:50
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Carbuncle.Joeywheeler said: »
It's not really "I suck at taking tests", as much as it is people just being anxious about time constraints and then psyching themselves out.

I can't remember where it was said, but American education is taught to take test well, while retaining very little.

chinese education even more so! we at least develop some practicality and implementation skills, whereas china (imo) just sucks.
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By Bahamut.Krizz 2012-02-03 19:58:08
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Fenrir.Scragg said: »

@Sagiaurex, come on dude, I get the history rant but this is basic stuff. As for the math thing, I resent that! :) I will link to maddox for a counter argument.
Best quote from that:
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When is the last time you wrote a haiku, ***?
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2012-02-03 20:00:23
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Bahamut.Krizz said: »
Fenrir.Scragg said: »

@Sagiaurex, come on dude, I get the history rant but this is basic stuff. As for the math thing, I resent that! :) I will link to maddox for a counter argument.
Best quote from that:
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When is the last time you wrote a haiku, ***?

everyone writes haikus wrongly >_> no one ever understands that its 5 7 5 mora count and not syllables :x and nevermind all the other rules and cultural uses about them that people just pass by ><
By volkom 2012-02-03 20:00:26
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Bahamut.Krizz said: »
Fenrir.Scragg said: »

@Sagiaurex, come on dude, I get the history rant but this is basic stuff. As for the math thing, I resent that! :) I will link to maddox for a counter argument.
Best quote from that:
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When is the last time you wrote a haiku, ***?

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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2012-02-03 20:02:57
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a perfect example :x "haikus" has 3 mora whereas its 2 syllables, making the first sentence have 6 mora and therefore invalid as a haiku :x
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By Bahamut.Krizz 2012-02-03 20:31:33
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I have no idea what a mora is, and I believe I was taught syllables in school. I'm just going to go back to sleep.

(Edit: As in taught that haikus are based off syllables...)
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2012-02-03 20:44:56
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Leviathan.Hohenheim said: »
it's all relative imo..i know two people who are going to harvard, and i don't think theyre anything special having spent time with them :x
Let's face it, college admissions aren't about your intelligence. They're based on test scores, extracurriculars, and how much you sucked up to the people writing your referrals.
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By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2012-02-03 21:47:54
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meh, unimpressed. They're asking a bunch of random *** questions, that you either know or don't. Nothing that you can use actual intelligence to deduce, such as a math or chemistry problem.

I sure as hell don't know the capital of Washington, lol. I've never been to Washington, probably never going to go. Useless information, etc.
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By Ragnarok.Shadowknoll 2012-02-03 21:52:11
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Leviathan.Draylo said: »
How does that make someone dumb? I mean, it's not like you will use that knowledge in your everyday life. It's random facts that they obviously don't care about.

can't wait for the majority of the human race to realize this . . honestly. Sure hope perfect memory is the next thing for human to develop . . so this idea that memorizing facts makes you smart or important.
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By Leviathan.Phenomena 2012-02-03 21:55:29
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Sylph.Tigerwoods said: »
meh, unimpressed. They're asking a bunch of random *** questions, that you either know or don't. Nothing that you can use actual intelligence to deduce, such as a math or chemistry problem.

I sure as hell don't know the capital of Washington, lol. I've never been to Washington, probably never going to go. Useless information, etc.

ya thats understandable, but really.. what are the countries surrounding the united states and ppl couldn't answer... now thats just bad
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By Quetzalcoatl.Xueye 2012-02-03 22:04:07
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mortontony1 said: »
Odin.Liela said: »
That's mostly because I'm a bad test-taker in general.

"Don't you love it when people in school are like, 'I'm a bad test taker.' You mean you're stupid. Oh, you struggle with that part where we find out what you know? I can totally relate see, because I'm a brilliant painter minus my god awful brushstrokes. Oh, how the masterpiece is crystal up here but once paint hits canvas I develop Parkinson's."
~Daniel Tosh
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Tosh is a pretentious ***. His argument would have some validity if memorization for a test had any bearing whatsoever on how smart a person was.
By volkom 2012-02-03 22:11:37
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Quetzalcoatl.Xueye said: »
mortontony1 said: »
Odin.Liela said: »
That's mostly because I'm a bad test-taker in general.

"Don't you love it when people in school are like, 'I'm a bad test taker.' You mean you're stupid. Oh, you struggle with that part where we find out what you know? I can totally relate see, because I'm a brilliant painter minus my god awful brushstrokes. Oh, how the masterpiece is crystal up here but once paint hits canvas I develop Parkinson's."
~Daniel Tosh
Sorry had to

Tosh is a pretentious ***. His argument would have some validity if memorization for a test had any bearing whatsoever on how smart a person was.

a person who can remember the 1000 numbers after 3.14 in pi would be pretty impressive
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2012-02-03 22:13:06
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volkom said: »
Quetzalcoatl.Xueye said: »
mortontony1 said: »
Odin.Liela said: »
That's mostly because I'm a bad test-taker in general.

"Don't you love it when people in school are like, 'I'm a bad test taker.' You mean you're stupid. Oh, you struggle with that part where we find out what you know? I can totally relate see, because I'm a brilliant painter minus my god awful brushstrokes. Oh, how the masterpiece is crystal up here but once paint hits canvas I develop Parkinson's."
~Daniel Tosh
Sorry had to

Tosh is a pretentious ***. His argument would have some validity if memorization for a test had any bearing whatsoever on how smart a person was.

a person who can remember the 1000 numbers after 3.14 in pi would be pretty impressive
You say that, but then you hear them recite it on a voicemail and it's just creepy.

Maybe it was just the person leaving the voicemail though.
By volkom 2012-02-03 22:13:44
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Fenrir.Nightfyre said: »
volkom said: »
Quetzalcoatl.Xueye said: »
mortontony1 said: »
Odin.Liela said: »
That's mostly because I'm a bad test-taker in general.

"Don't you love it when people in school are like, 'I'm a bad test taker.' You mean you're stupid. Oh, you struggle with that part where we find out what you know? I can totally relate see, because I'm a brilliant painter minus my god awful brushstrokes. Oh, how the masterpiece is crystal up here but once paint hits canvas I develop Parkinson's."
~Daniel Tosh
Sorry had to

Tosh is a pretentious ***. His argument would have some validity if memorization for a test had any bearing whatsoever on how smart a person was.

a person who can remember the 1000 numbers after 3.14 in pi would be pretty impressive
You say that, but then you hear them recite it on a voicemail and it's just creepy.

Maybe it was just the person leaving the voicemail though.

I hate people who leave voicemail!

/shudders
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