hotdamn Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I had an exam a couple of days ago which I took as a joke. Essentially I answered every question ridiculously. For example, one of the questions asked to create a workout regime for an individual and to describe how you would monitor their success. I answered that I would put them on the television show, "The Biggest Loser" and monitor their progress by watching new episodes every week. This grade will not even be in my top 6. I didn't care about what I would get so I decided to have some fun. My top 6 grades for my program at Mcmaster will be 93+. I obviously know that even failing this course will not matter, but my counsellor scared me into believing otherwise. She said, the principle could show this exam to the university. My teacher showed the exam to my guidance counsellor, and my counsellor said my teacher will also show it to my principle. I did not insult my teacher, nor did my exam contain any profanity. Could my principle withhold me from going to university? I hear people cheat on grade 12 exams and are still allowed to attend, so what my guidance counsellor said seems odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixKiDD Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 As far as I know, as long as your top 6 are unaffected, they can't withhold you from attending, because it is a mark that is not seen by the university anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Graduation cannot be withheld but they want to give you a very hard time to impress upon you that education is serious business - which it is! Let this be the last of your academic jokes as you are learning that there can be unforeseen ripples effects adverse to your interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I had an exam a couple of days ago which I took as a joke. Essentially I answered every question ridiculously. For example, one of the questions asked to create a workout regime for an individual and to describe how you would monitor their success. I answered that I would put them on the television show, "The Biggest Loser" and monitor their progress by watching new episodes every week. This grade will not even be in my top 6. I didn't care about what I would get so I decided to have some fun. My top 6 grades for my program at Mcmaster will be 93+. I obviously know that even failing this course will not matter, but my counsellor scared me into believing otherwise. She said, the principle could show this exam to the university. My teacher showed the exam to my guidance counsellor, and my counsellor said my teacher will also show it to my principle. I did not insult my teacher, nor did my exam contain any profanity. Could my principle withhold me from going to university? I hear people cheat on grade 12 exams and are still allowed to attend, so what my guidance counsellor said seems odd. You insulted your teacher by trivializing their examination. It is one thing to not study - its completely another to throw it in their face that you don't care. Your best approach is to apologize for your arrogance and offer to rewrite it. If they keep pushing their agenda, ask for their superior's contact information and tell you are getting a lawyer. I would check your arrogance at the door. This is only high school and it will likely not lead to any negative outcomes. You do that in university or in a professional school and you are likely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 ^ Yes. ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 lol he's just being an ***hole, I call a bluff. Seriously, what is he gonna tell the university? you didn't write anything offensive, just irrelevant crap. and props to you, I trolled my way through grade 11 history, most fun I ever had writing an exam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I had an exam a couple of days ago which I took as a joke. Essentially I answered every question ridiculously. For example, one of the questions asked to create a workout regime for an individual and to describe how you would monitor their success. I answered that I would put them on the television show, "The Biggest Loser" and monitor their progress by watching new episodes every week. This grade will not even be in my top 6. I didn't care about what I would get so I decided to have some fun. My top 6 grades for my program at Mcmaster will be 93+. I obviously know that even failing this course will not matter, but my counsellor scared me into believing otherwise. She said, the principle could show this exam to the university. My teacher showed the exam to my guidance counsellor, and my counsellor said my teacher will also show it to my principle. I did not insult my teacher, nor did my exam contain any profanity. Could my principle withhold me from going to university? I hear people cheat on grade 12 exams and are still allowed to attend, so what my guidance counsellor said seems odd. can't believe no one pointed this out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 You insulted your teacher by trivializing their examination. It is one thing to not study - its completely another to throw it in their face that you don't care. Your best approach is to apologize for your arrogance and offer to rewrite it. If they keep pushing their agenda, ask for their superior's contact information and tell you are getting a lawyer. I would check your arrogance at the door. This is only high school and it will likely not lead to any negative outcomes. You do that in university or in a professional school and you are likely done. +1 this was very immature of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 can't believe no one pointed this out! remember in today's curriculum kids dont know how to spell ... or be respectful apparently. Beef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alai Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Can you share more of the jokes here? That sounds hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Can you share more of the jokes here? That sounds hilarious. Are you a bot? Your response is strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Are you a bot? Your response is strange lawl your sarcasm detector seems to be malfunctioning, get that checked out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 They probably can't do anything about it, but I wouldn't take any chances with your future. Play this diplomatically and apologize for being unprofessional. You shouldn't ever unnecessarily burn your bridges, you never know when people could find ways to get back at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 lawl your sarcasm detector seems to be malfunctioning, get that checked out Not sure if playing into his avatar/picture, but funny either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pika Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 lol he's just being an ***hole, I call a bluff. Seriously, what is he gonna tell the university? you didn't write anything offensive, just irrelevant crap.and props to you, I trolled my way through grade 11 history, most fun I ever had writing an exam I did the same thing in grade 11 chem, except I was less witty. I also changed the number on file to my cell number and pretended to be my parents...on multiple occasions. In retrospect, I'm not sure how I made it through high school without getting suspended/expelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 strong username op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I did the same thing in grade 11 chem, except I was less witty. I also changed the number on file to my cell number and pretended to be my parents...on multiple occasions. In retrospect, I'm not sure how I made it through high school without getting suspended/expelled. LOL! I'm actually so surprised that I've never been suspended, considering how much time I spent in the principal's office over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loodogg Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Come on no need to bash the op I actually got a good laugh from that story haha. All fun and games, no need for the teacher to take it personal, the only harm that could possibly come from this is the student's low grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybird Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Pfft, whatever. It's high school, they can't do anything to you, and really, nobody will care how you did in high school past first semester of first year. Just don't do that in university... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Come on no need to bash the op I actually got a good laugh from that story haha. All fun and games, no need for the teacher to take it personal, the only harm that could possibly come from this is the student's low grade. Pfft! don't be silly! we're premeds, we are holier than thou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboywho2 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 I can empathize with you. During my last weeks of high school, I too did not care about certain courses because they would not be in my top 6. However, try not to do this again in the future, especially in university. Burning bridges is not advantageous towards your future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomSmasherXVIII Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 I had an exam a couple of days ago which I took as a joke. Essentially I answered every question ridiculously. For example, one of the questions asked to create a workout regime for an individual and to describe how you would monitor their success. I answered that I would put them on the television show, "The Biggest Loser" and monitor their progress by watching new episodes every week. This grade will not even be in my top 6. I didn't care about what I would get so I decided to have some fun. My top 6 grades for my program at Mcmaster will be 93+. I obviously know that even failing this course will not matter, but my counsellor scared me into believing otherwise. She said, the principle could show this exam to the university. My teacher showed the exam to my guidance counsellor, and my counsellor said my teacher will also show it to my principle. I did not insult my teacher, nor did my exam contain any profanity. Could my principle withhold me from going to university? I hear people cheat on grade 12 exams and are still allowed to attend, so what my guidance counsellor said seems odd. You've gotten yourself into a dominance contest. In more primative times, we had a pecking order that was determined by fights. Although today no official pecking order exists, the neural circuitry for them still exists in our brains. There are no physical fights to determine this imaginary pecking order, but rather, little tit-for-tat contests. You do something to them, they do something to you, this repeats, and in each cycle the situation is escalated. You've gotten yourself into one of these with the school. Here's what I mean more specifically. The school made you take a course you didn't want to take (presumably). This was the inciting incident. You retaliate by not doing your work in the course. The teacher retaliates by giving you bad marks in the class. You retaliate, by making a mockery of the teacher by goofing off during your exam, essentially thumb-nosing their attempt to hurt you by giving you a bad mark. The school is now retaliating by threatening to show the exam to the universities that you applied to. The thing about these dominance contests is that the participants don't want to cause injury to other, but rather, just to show that they are dominant over them. You can let them win by apologizing. An apology is the modern day equivalent of the losing monkey presenting to the winning monkey, and the winning monkey mounting the losing monkey. This signals the end of the fight, and that the winning monkey is dominant over the losing monkey. So, to end the conflict right now, you can just apologize. They might punish you in some lesser way, like making you rewrite the exam or writing a sorry letter to the teacher or giving you a stern talk, but this is the modern day equivalent of being mounted. Alternatively, you can further escalate the situation by calling them on their bluff. If they do nothing, you win the conflict, and you may receive some emotional satisfaction from this. If they retaliate by sending your exam to the university, you can retaliate by taking them to court, escalating the situation further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 You can let them win by apologizing. An apology is the modern day equivalent of the losing monkey presenting to the winning monkey, and the winning monkey mounting the losing monkey. This signals the end of the fight, and that the winning monkey is dominant over the losing monkey. uhh most of these dominance fights are between males roflol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codebar Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 What a bunch of pathetic liars... they can't do anything. They're trying to punish you by scaring you off. Just forget them and they will forget you soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdamn Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks for the input everyone, you've put me at ease. I know what I have done shouldn't be practiced in university. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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