It's official: you can no longer fail your exams

Telegraph ^ | September 21, 2003 | David Harrison

[Bubba_Leroy]

Coming soon to a government school near you.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Roger that!

The only hope for the USA is to eliminate government schools.

[Rain-maker]

Tribe of Neanderthals being raised in a village near you.

N stands for Neolithic.

[Arkie2]

Hmm. Math scores graded as nearly correct. Maybe that explains the rash of rockets exploding lately. Those rocket jockies almost got it right! They were nearly correct.

[Mitchell]

Ping.

[Schatze]

The only hope for the USA is to eliminate government schools.

You mean the government training camps, don't you?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Recently disclosed college classes I have heard of:

Diversity, What the World Thinks of Us, Imagination.

So our children need to hear about what Castro thinks of us?

This is brainwashing.

We are doomed.

[thoughtomator]

They should change the "F" to an "S" for "Screwed by government"

[Schatze]

Recently disclosed college classes I have heard of: Diversity, What the World Thinks of Us, Imagination.

I just heard of the same thing; maybe we were listening to the same radio program.

My answer to these classes: Diversity is killing us; why should we care what a bunch of Third World whiners thinks of us?; and imagine a world where people are capable of independent thought, not just regurgitating liberal propaganda!

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[Dan Evans]

And a C will now stand for "Close enough for government work"

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Roger that!

'Twas the Barbara Simpson program today, and those thoughts were fresh. But managing this transition though the socialist unions and politicos is not feasible, IMO. What is necessary is nothing less than a revolution by the taxpayers/parents.

[SengirV]

I know that when I was going thru school, we were always told to show your work for partial credit. I never had a problem with it. But you still got a big fat 'F' if you couldn't do the work at all, just like these Gov't idiots.

[ShadowDancer]

so if pupils don't reach that target it does not mean that they have failed; it means they have nearly reached the target".

Let's hope these are not future military candidates in Trident Sub or grenade launching warfare.

[exit82]

Now Little Dick Gephardt will have to say "George Bush is a miserable NEARLY!"

Overheard in Britain, father talking to son," Son,you are such a NEARLY."

[NCjim]

We should start a betting pool on when California adopts this...

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

In the Orwellian/Maoist future that we are heading into, anyone smart enough to design a Trident submarine will be either jailed or working as a melon picker, while the melon picker serves in high office or is appointed to fly commercial aircraft or perform brain surgery.

[Future Snake Eater]

Well, as long as the "N" doesn't stand for "niggardly" I guess it'll be OK...

[eggman]

From now on all test scores and class rankings will be given in imaginary numbers. Your score was 5i. As a result you nearly passed. Double plus ungood.