dogsnhorses wrote:
Brian Rad wrote:
In a humanities class , underline the teachers pet words ( "impacted" "euro-centric") in your notes . If they use the word very frequently , underline it more than once . At the end of the semester when you review your notes , make a list of the most frequently used words and if you have an essay test use those words . Don't worry to much about the substance or the veracity of what you are saying ;( think of an Obama speech) whats important is the teacher sees his favorite words .

Tell them what they told you. They are not there to educate you. They are there to indoctrinate you.
Very true. I know of several professors that graded essay tests by looking for key words. If you had already proven you had a good grasp of the subject and participated in class, all you had to do was throw those words somewhere in the blue book to get an A. The more the merrier. If your ability/knowledge was in question, then they'd actually read the essays.

Especially at big schools, this is important. If Profs have 500 essay tests to grade, do you honestly think they read all of them?? No.

Hate to admit it but it's true. It's why I love and thrive on essay-graded exams, if you can present a strong argument with the right subject-specific lexis and overall come across as knowledgable they skim it and give you an A. The most honest of my teachers told me it was all in style, you start with an 'a' and they knock the marks off as they go through. If you come across well, skimmed and you keep that A.


JDKdressage wrote:

Someone needs to take her internet away, for the safety of herself and others. Seriously, that level of stupid is contagious, you know.