The Two Thirds Policy
Every so often a professor comes along who seems to understand that if nearly the entire class fails a test then they might be to blame for not getting the information to us in such a way that we can call on it for a test. Such a professor exists here at Liberty. We took our first test in my Comparitive Economic and Political Ideology class last Wednesday. The professor of this class has a policy that if two thirds of the class fail his test then a retake is given. Well, one would think it would be hard to get a two thirds majority out of a nine person class, but it can happen. One person received an A, one more a B, and the third person received a D. The other six people in the class failed the test. Unfortunately I was not that lucky one to get the A, so I am looking to better my standings significantly on Wednesday when I take the retake. I think I did poorly on the first test as a result of the illness I was fighting all week, and the fact that I had two other exams I was also trying to study for. I will say that for the time being this two thirds deal has got to be the best rule I have encountered here at Liberty. Eight days of classes remain before we finally reach that point we all eagerly await...spring break! I am hoping that my French class gets canceled the Friday before break starts, so that I can hit the road a little bit earlier in the day. I am going to be driving the 12 hours from Lynchburg Virginia to Indianapolis Indiana on that Friday. I plan to crash at Josh and Mandy's that night before making my way up to Chicago. I will be in Chicago Saturday night, and then all day Sunday spending some good time with Christina because she is in Chicago for her flight attendent training. From Chicago I will be heading up to Michigan for the remainder of the week to enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation before heading back down here to face the rest of this semester. The Pistons are now 47-9, and are looking better with each game! What a great year for Pistons fans! Au revoir mon amis!
posted by Eric @ 10:54 AM
4 Comments:
Au revoir mon amis!...Does that mean "Goodbye, my loves!"? Just a question.
So, you're in a class of 9...now you know what it was like to go to HS at Calvary...
And don't lie about being sick the week of your exam. Anyone normal human would perpetually sleep through "Comparitive Economic and Political Ideology", so don't worry.
What is that class about anyways? I'm curious.
"Au revoir mon amis" means goodbye my friends. The nine person class does remind me slightly of Calvary...though there are nine people because it's a hard class and not just because thats how many people go to Liberty! Comparitive Economic and Political Ideologies is a class in which we study the various forms of political parties and the philosophy behind those parties. Thus far in the class we have studied classical liberalism, modern conservatism, anarchism, marxism, and modern fascism. A lot of it is actually pretty interesting stuff. We are also each taking on a modern day political philosopher to write a research paper on. I am writing my paper on Alain Finkielkraut; a french humanist. If you want to know what he is about I would suggest reading his books "Defeat of the Mind" and "In the Name of Humanity."
That's a pretty nice rule to fall back on in case the professor didn't teach the class too well.
See you on Spring Break.
Good comments. But, I do not agree with most of them. People sure have a lot of time on their hands. Ms. California defense
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