The Grizzwells by Bill Schorr for October 06, 2022

At my high-school some kids stole the answer sheet to a multiple-choice test. The teacher got wind of it and re-arranged the questions. The guilty students all got 25 out of 100. Their punishment was to let the scores stand.

In tests for literature, grammar, spelling, and proper use of language, students had to write out their answers and were graded on accuracy and writing style. None were the fill in the blanks or dots. To prevent cheating by copying, the strategy for literature and grammar tests was to print 3 versions of the test with the questions in random order and to issue the sheets in random order. Students might have passed on answers they gave to later classes but no guarantee their answer scheme would fit. Lots of work but was ok for me, maybe not for others.

Only machine graded answer sheets in our secondary school were for the so-called college prep tests: another confused government experiment.

People like that still are eligible to vote when of the proper age.

F = M&Ms

Rarely is Chester A. Arthur the answer to an algebraic equation.

It might have been “historical chemistry,” ehh? You wish!