whiskeyfire.typepad.com - 2/19/2009
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A lot of the usual idiots are throwing pop-bottles at the kids quoted in this article . But the usual idiots are, as usual, idiots. Jason Greenwood, a senior kinesiology major at the University of Maryland echoed that view.
“I think putting in a lot of effort should merit a high grade,” ...
online.wsj.com - 2/26/2009
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Effort and Merit
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
Aye. ...the key is that these two statements are very different: Jason Greenwood, a senior kinesiology major at the University of Maryland echoed that view. “I think putting in a lot of effort should merit a high grade,” Mr. Greenwood said. “What else is there really than the effort that you put in?” “If you put in all the effort you have and get a C, what is the point?” he added. “If someone goes to every class and reads every chapter in the book and does everything the teacher asks of them and more, then they should be getting an A ...
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