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When Are We Going to Stop Rewarding Mediocracy
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When Are We Going to Stop Rewarding Mediocracy Normally I don't watch much TV. My wife on the other hand is adicted to American Idol. Couple days ago I came accross a show just after Idol, called Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader . As you imagined they ask the contestants 1st through 5th grade questions and more questions they answer more money they earn, upto a million. To top it with a cherry, the contestants have 2 life lines, they can either "cheat" and look at the other 5th grader's responses or if they answer the question wrong but their partner answers it right they get to live. So, this lady, who is a computer consultant no less comes on. Blows the question on "Which country has the longest border with US?" (ok, I didn't go to elemantary school in the US, so my US geography leaves a lot to be desired, so I might have blown this question too, but I still remember the 7 countries bordering my own, and length of each border). Anyways, she then blows a question "How many teaspoons in 5 tablespoons?". Again I was trained in the metric system and teaspoons and tablespoons make as much sense as liters and grams make sense to an American, but I cook enough to know the answer was 15. Now, keep in mind, this lady is a computer consultant , next question she blows is "How many decades in 2 millenia?". HELLLOOOOOO... It wasn't that long ago that we celebrated the New Millenium... why was it such a big fugging deal ... 'cooooz it only comes once every 1000 fugging years. Anyhoot, she blew away $175 K, but still walked away $25 K and got to say "I am dumber than a 5th grader". Now if I was this lady's boss, I would dial the TV show, and fire her on the spot. If I was one of the places this lady was a consultant to, I would end all my business relations with her firm, and demand a refund. Nope, none of that shit happened, instead they gave her a cheque for 25 large. TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND !!! For blowing 3 questions a 5th grader could answer blindfolded... Tomorrow, I am going in and taking the state elementary sufficiency test and blowing away all questions... 300 questions, 25K per each 3 wrongly answered questions, the state will owe me $2,500,000 (probably just $1.3 after all taxes and that good shit)... But what the fuck, for $1.3 Mil, I'll say "I am dumber than 100 5th graders"   |
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3/7/2007 11:54 am |
Oh my hell! I saw previews for that show and thought this is the most ridiculous thing ever but then you realize after a few years out of the educationsal system we truly become traiined monkeys. Or some of us do anyhow Now I may not have been able to answer anythign but I coudl have at least gottent he 3 lady Consul-chick blew What is our country coming to...... `Velvet Hell is when u should have walked away, but u didn't.
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I just can't bring myself to watch a show where grown adults are paid to answer questions and show that they are dumber then 5th graders! If my boobs were bigger I'd be a BBW! 
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"I RECKON YOU RIGHT MISTER."
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I haven't seen the show, but I get your point. Most students who need to be retained these days aren't because their parents get to make the final decision. It appears that we are beginning to see the consequences of "social promotion" in our educational system. Let's not traumatize little Johnny because he got left back; let's unleash him upon the world uneducated instead? Elevate me... 
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3/17/2007 9:09 am |
I've watched one show. It's jut too funny. I don't know if I'd get every question, because I'm horrible in math. I have, however, found out that I am just a bit smarter than my own children ... who are 18 and 15. Now THAT says something about our public school system! Have a wonderful ST. PATRICK'S DAY !!!! ~Kisses, RPR
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