Teen writes “f*ck off” on exam, actually gets credit
We’ve entered a downward spiral when a student can write a two word expletive on an exam, and get something other than a big fat zero.
A British high school student received credit for writing nothing but a two-word obscenity on an exam paper because the phrase expressed meaning and was spelled correctly.
The Times newspaper on Monday quoted examiner Peter Buckroyd as saying he gave the student — who wrote an expletive starting with f, followed by the word “off” — two points out of a possible 27 for the English paper.
“It would be wicked to give it zero because it does show some very basic skills we are looking for, like conveying some meaning and some spelling,” Buckroyd was quoted as saying.
“It’s better than someone that doesn’t write anything at all.”
Buckroyd said the student would have received a higher mark if the phrase had been punctuated.
You have got to be kidding.
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