Jumbo Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Ffrom reading around teh site the actuall survey had 113 questions it this is just a sample of those that changes month to month. I am willingh to bet some months the questions are harder and others are easier. I prefer that explanation. Eitehr that or they're only measuring college educators in <insert favorite state to deride here>. I don't mind being the dumbass on the board; I only got 25/33, 76%. Guess I'm dragging us down. You are my people. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFromYellowstone Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 84.85% solid B. Same as I did. Pretty neat little quiz, but there's no way the average score is as low as they say it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 90.91% (Missed 3... :doh: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Same as I did. Pretty neat little quiz, but there's no way the average score is as low as they say it is. George Carlin: Draw an image, in your mind, of exactly how dumb the average American is. And then consider: Half of us are dumber than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASkins540 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I found it obvious which ways the quiz developers wanted you to answer a particular question, and I don't think there is much doubt that it was written by conservatives. Yeah, some of their questions were fairly subjective. I got 30 out of 33 right - 90.91%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I don't mind being the dumbass on the board; I only got 25/33, 76%. Guess I'm dragging us down. Worry not...I got a 26/33 I think. I say we make our own dumbass club. (This score would be one of the many examples as to why I steered more toward the sciences in college...YIKES!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 93.94% The quiz definitely has a heavy conservative slant, which shouldn't be a surprise, since the first President of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute was William F. Buckley. http://www.isi.org/about/our_history/our_history.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 % Average score for this quiz during November: 78.0% Average score: 78.0% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin11 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 84.85% solid B. lol, your lucky...In most schools now, an 84 is a C+. At least, in my school, its a C+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin11 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I almost had 32 as well. I got the first one wrong. I put Life, Liberty, and Property. I knew both were phrases used by our founding fathers, but I couldn't remember which one they settled on for the document. lol, John Locke said Life Liberty and Property. We based on declaration of John Locke, but we didn't include property. I got a 73 because i guessed on the last 7 and got them all wrong..lol. I grew impatient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius J. Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 100%. Towards the end, the key was, I think, to pretend that you were a conservative nutjob. Luckily, they're simple minded folk who can be easily figured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 lol, your lucky...In most schools now, an 84 is a C+. At least, in my school, its a C+. really? even where I went to high-school which had stricter than average grades, an 84 is a B. most places has an 80 as a B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin11 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 really? even where I went to high-school which had stricter than average grades, an 84 is a B. most places has an 80 as a B yea, In Stafford, we are on a 6 point scale. a 69 and below is failing. a 94+ is an A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 lol, John Locke said Life Liberty and Property. We based on declaration of John Locke, but we didn't include property. Actually, I believe Jefferson's first draft did include property, but then the debate came up vis a vis slavery and whether slaves were considered property, so the word property was dropped in favor of the pursuit of happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 yea, In Stafford, we are on a 6 point scale. a 69 and below is failing. a 94+ is an A. 94+ was an A in fairfax as well. 90-93 B+, 84-89 B, 80-83 C+... etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin11 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 94+ was an A in fairfax as well. 90-93 B+, 84-89 B, 80-83 C+... etc.fairfax switched just recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 fairfax switched just recently. really? I'm only a year and a half removed from FCPS. what's the new system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee1973 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081120/od_afp/ushistoryeducationoffbeat Here is the one of teh front pages of yahoo today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081120/od_afp/ushistoryeducationoffbeatHere is the one of teh front pages of yahoo today who wants to elect me to the Senate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLockesGhost Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Hey I got 100%, 33/33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUSkinsFan Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 30/33, pretty good I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnativenerd Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 You answered 25 out of 33 correctly — 75.76 % Average score for this quiz during November: 77.6% Average score: 77.6% Boo...I'm stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 31/33 I had no clue about the socrates one, misinterpreted another question. This is definitely easier for HS and college students than for adults who learned about this stuff years ago, and the 55% stat for college educators seems like total BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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