Real-world applications of fifth grade math
I love end-of-quarter spreadsheets. The fun thing about the F/D/C/B/A system is that if you’re sitting at a low B and it’s impossible for you to get an A, you only need to maintain your low B. If 40 points out of 100 will maintain that B, anything more than 40 points will, gradewise, be wasted. In my first year I needed a 42 on my final project in Drawing For Storyboarding to maintain a B (an A was impossible). Realizing this, I lowered my standard of quality and just focused on getting the project done passably, but I ended up getting a 92, which was my highest grade in that class. It kind of pissed me off that I got an A.
Of course, now that I’m in classes that are both enjoyable and extremely relevant to professional growth, I still put forth 110% in my major classes even when I can afford to do less. But for work-intensive liberal arts classes like Psychology, it’s a nice relief to find that you can safely neglect a 9-page writing assignment in order to focus more energy toward those important major classes.
Spreadsheets are fun.
Uncategorized | Alex Forsythe | 
23 May 2009 4:50 am
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