<I have to question. I was once asked by a friend to
<help with some math homework. After looking over the
<questions, I found that I couldn't answer any of them.
<It wasn't that they were too hard, it was that they
<were too ambiguous. After some more talking with the
<student, I found that these were some of the "don't
<make the student feel bad by having the wrong answer"
<type questions. They were designed so that almost any
<answer could be considered correct.
I used to call them "Hobsons choice" If no, why. If Yes, Why.
Great for the debaters but a quandry for those that were more
interested in facts or testable theory. Your grade was based on
the why portion. Now who knows whats important.
Allison
Received on Fri Mar 10 2000 - 18:23:29 GMT