On second thought I decided to expand on that. The GST was was a collection of hundreds of very stupid and easy questions – the ONLY thing they tested was your ability to take tests. And the poor schools that had difficulty getting their kids to task the test- They were rewarded by getting their funding cut.
Thank goodness in 1995 my teacher was only preparing us forthe AP exam and sprinkled his tips throughout a year of putting the weekly test in that format. The one I remember is that you’re more likely to miss a question after one you missed- one you didn’t know, one because your concentration was shaken by not knowing the first. And to go back through the questions from the end if you’re going to check them before turning it in, because of any hints from later questions and the one you know when you’re thinking clearly.
I only took those standardized tests to get into college back in the 70s…just once or twice.
There was also a test like that about sixth grade or so, I don’t remember why we had to take it.
“I’ve just decided to switch our Friday schedule to Monday, which means that the test we take each Friday on what we learned during the week will now take place on Monday before we’ve learned it. But since today is Tuesday, it doesn’t matter in the slightest.”
This whole time, all I can think of is the fact that “G.S.T.” refers to the Goods and Services Tax in Canada.
Yeah, that’s what I came to associate the acronym with too, living in Ontario.
Australia also has a Goods & Services Tax.
General Standard Tests – or more often known as the God-awful Stupid Test. The brainfart of bellomy’s hero.
Or, the Gratuitously Saddening Test.
On second thought I decided to expand on that. The GST was was a collection of hundreds of very stupid and easy questions – the ONLY thing they tested was your ability to take tests. And the poor schools that had difficulty getting their kids to task the test- They were rewarded by getting their funding cut.
Actually, a few strips ago, Mr. Beau Vine was holding a paper that read Gratuitous Standardized Test.
I’ve had a few teachers who didn’t bother dressing it up and explained it to us in Ozy’s terms.
Thank goodness in 1995 my teacher was only preparing us forthe AP exam and sprinkled his tips throughout a year of putting the weekly test in that format. The one I remember is that you’re more likely to miss a question after one you missed- one you didn’t know, one because your concentration was shaken by not knowing the first. And to go back through the questions from the end if you’re going to check them before turning it in, because of any hints from later questions and the one you know when you’re thinking clearly.
I only took those standardized tests to get into college back in the 70s…just once or twice.
There was also a test like that about sixth grade or so, I don’t remember why we had to take it.
What six letter curse word starts and ends with the same letter, and otherwise doesn’t repeat any?
That was rhetorical, I would be happier beleiving that no such word exists.
“Darned” — mild enough for a schoolteacher’s thoughts while actually in the classroom.
That is “d a r n e d.” The way the font appears on my screen, the word could be 5 letters long with an “m” in the middle, but it isn’t.
And the original even has an “a” as its second letter! Hadn’t noticed that before.
A lot of my learning seems to be focused on the tests in my grade. This comic helps tell how stupid it is.
“I’ve just decided to switch our Friday schedule to Monday, which means that the test we take each Friday on what we learned during the week will now take place on Monday before we’ve learned it. But since today is Tuesday, it doesn’t matter in the slightest.”