This Test Has Your Name On It
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY | LEARNING | APRIL 22, 2013
(I’m taking a final exam with a professor who is known for little ‘experiments.’ I’m also not very good at his subject. Our tests are face down on our desks ready for us to begin.)
Professor: “Anyone who gets up now, walks out the door, and doesn’t take the test will get a 6.”
(A 6 is a passing grade, but barely. Most of the students get up and walk out. I remain seated.)
Professor: “[My name], you are having a hard time with this subject; don’t you want the 6?”
Me: “I would like my grades to be my own work, so I’ll stay.”
Professor: “Okay then. *addressing the few of us who stayed* “Please turn over the test.”
(We turn over the test and it only has one question: ‘Name.’)
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