OT: Leafs Lounge #118: #BostonStrong

[LV*]

It's out of 400? What is this literacy test and why don't I remember taking it?

Its like the CCAT English test you took in grade 3, I mean... exact same difficulty.

 

[LeafsMonster]

Its really easy, and I'm pretty sure you told us you get good grades. You should get above 325.

I got around 350 I think.

Yeah I know I'll pass. The past tests looked easy.

 

[Schenn]

It's out of 400? What is this literacy test and why don't I remember taking it?

Grade 10 big English test. You need to pass it to pass highschool.

 

[charliolemieux]

Who am I? Charlio?

No I am Charlio.

You're cut BOBROVSKY.

I'm not even half cut yet. Give a few hours my shift got cancelled.

Actually listening to "It's 5 o'clock somewhere" to get this thing rolling.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Well done on the title

 

[LeafsMonster]

Hmm, still don't understand the title reference

 

[LV*]

Hmm, still don't understand the title reference

 

[charliolemieux]

Onrait is a clown.

 

[Grant]

Onrait is a clown.

Him and Dan are hilarious Love them.

 

[LeafsMonster]

What the heck

 

[Baarle*]

The problem with the literacy test is that it has no implications on the students writing it, which means no one gives full effort which results in inaccurate, useless results.

 

[HarrisonFord]

"another game for Milos"

 

[LeafsMonster]

The problem with the literacy test is that it has no implications on the students writing it, which means no one gives full effort which results in inaccurate, useless results.

It doesn't mark you based on your ideas. You could say the stupidest **** and you'd get full marks if you communicated them well.

 

[charliolemieux]

It doesn't mark you based on your ideas. You could say the stupidest **** and you'd get full marks if you communicated them well.

That's all English is. A bunch of BS with your periods and commas in the right spots.

I said that to an English teacher and after a slight pause, he said, "Ya that's basically right."

That's what used to screw me up in English. 90% of the time there is no RIGHT answer like there is in Math.

 

[Epictetus]

The literacy test is meant for students to show they have the necessary literacy skills (i.e., reading and writing) to function after high-school. That's it.

They do not care if you can write a five-paragraph argumentative essay at a university level, where you communicate and argue interesting ideas effectively.

Instead, all you need to do is show the basic functions of the standardized writing process. For example (in your essay):
1. Is there a thesis?
2. Is there an introduction paragraph?
3. Are there introduction sentences/concluding sentences to each paragraph?
4. Are there some supporting points for the thesis?
5. Is there a concluding paragraph?

For your reading, they will give you some short-texts, and then ask you multiple choice questions based on those readings to test your reading comprehension.

And that's about it. Most of your English courses, with Shakepeare and the like, are much more difficult.

 

[Hurt]

^You're a loose cannon, Bobrovsky!

 

[BertCorbeau]

I want to walk to Tim's for a tea and a cookie .. But it's wet flurries outside

 

[LeafsMonster]

I want to walk to Tim's for a tea and a cookie .. But it's wet flurries outside

Bake cookies and make tea.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Bake cookies and make tea.

I'm at work

 

[Hurt]

Bake cookies and make tea.

Or just buy it for 3 bucks at Tim's.

 

[Chandrashekhar Limit]

Or just buy it for 3 bucks at Tim's.

But you can bake 2 cookies and make 2 cups of tea for $3.

Not so smart now!!!

 

[Grant]

But you can bake 2 cookies and make 2 cups of tea for $3.

Not so smart now!!!

And then sell an extra cookie and tea to someone for $3. Then you can make 2 more cookies and 2 more teas! My get rich quick scheme, nobody steal it!

 

[Hurt]

But you can bake 2 cookies and make 2 cups of tea for $3.

Not so smart now!!!

Cost of labour, CL! $10.25 per hour. Time to make 2 cups of tea I'd say 10 minutes. Time to make the batter + bake cookies = 20 minutes. That's 30 minutes = ~$5.13. 3+5.13=$8.13 and that's NOT including cost of electricity+gas to create the products. Boom.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Cost of labour, CL! $10.25 per hour. Time to make 2 cups of tea I'd say 10 minutes. Time to make the batter + bake cookies = 20 minutes. That's 30 minutes = ~$5.13. 3+5.13=$8.13 and that's NOT including cost of electricity+gas to create the products. Boom.

^ this man gets it

And in the time it took for you all to discuss it, I went to Tim's and got it

 

[LeafsMonster]

^ this man gets it

And in the time it took for you all to discuss it, I went to Tim's and got it

Savour every little bit of it, $3 isn't cheap ya know