Evidently his feelings were not repressed
Why college professors despair, Chapter XCVI:
Okay, so in a question about the definition of Darcy’s Law (which governs water movement in saturated systems) on an exam, I had as one of the false choices, “In situations where there is both pride and prejudice.”
Someone actually chose that as their choice. I do not know whether to laugh or to cry.
I’m laughing, though it’s because (1) I was hoping she’d do something like that and (2) I’m not the one who had to take the exam.
fillyjonk »
11 March 2010 · 10:55 am
I’d half-bet you’d have done better on it than some of the majors. I may need to dust off that lecture about how note-taking is actually important because it puts the stuff into your brain via yet another pathway.
sya »
11 March 2010 · 11:25 am
I’m not surprised. Once, some other grad students and I had to make up a test and we put some joke options in the multiple choice questions. A not insignificant number of undergrads picked them.
Deborah »
11 March 2010 · 1:29 pm
I think those who picked the joke answer deserve at least half-credit for the answer. It could be that the student “got” the joke, and thought it was worth getting the answer wrong for the joy of completing the joke.
McGehee »
13 March 2010 · 10:33 am
I wondered that too, though how well the student was doing on the rest of the exam would offer a clue.