Lets say you have a B- average right now

[CaptainQuaser]

IMHO someone who can't spell “quasar” is somewhat of a mediocre student too. Unless you're a member of http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ck7xpxNcBfo" or something, in which case you're mediocre in even more ways.

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Ha, I chose Quaser instead of Quasar some 8-10 years ago when first setting up a hotmail account and frankly captainquasar was already taken. I use this email address in correspondance with all my professors and none have decided to lower my A's and A+'s to B's because of it. So frankly, the spelling of Quaser has zero correlation to being a mediocre student. Getting B's however does...

 

[Vid]

Everyone knows the correct spelling is Qwazaar.

 

[CaptainQuasar]

I use this email address in correspondance with all my professors and none have decided to lower my A's and A+'s to B's because of it. So frankly, the spelling of Quaser has zero correlation to being a mediocre student. Getting B's however does...

“correspondance”? But you're right, I shouldn't focus on superficial things that say nothing about the real character or quality of one's erudition.

A's and A+'s? My, my, what a bright boy. Here's your gold star. I'm sure you'll make employee of the month wherever you end up.

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[CaptainQuaser]

I'm not entirely sure why this ridiculous squabble started. I am sorry if you are a B student and I offended you, and it sure was clever of you to mention the misspelling of my name... So ya, I really don't have time for message board childishness.

 

[Shackleford]

I'm not entirely sure why this ridiculous squabble started. I am sorry if you are a B student and I offended you, and it sure was clever of you to mention the misspelling of my name... So ya, I really don't have time for message board childishness.

Apparently, you do have time for message-board childishness.

 

[cristo]

I just glanced at this thread and thought I saw the same person arguing with himself! Shows how little I notice spelling!

 

[CaptainQuasar]

I'm not entirely sure why this ridiculous squabble started. I am sorry if you are a B student and I offended you, and it sure was clever of you to mention the misspelling of my name... So ya, I really don't have time for message board childishness.

Ah, so being snide about spelling ability is childish, but being snide about grades is adult, hmm?

Neither of them have anything to do with how good a student one is. Being a student has to do with studying and learning. How many gold stars you can get from teachers or a school system mostly says how good a brown noser you are - especially if you brag about it on internet message boards. You may have heard the term “meritocracy.”

It's been a few years since I graduated from college now, working in a field that requires constant on-the-job learning. And I've run into quite a few people who were obviously high-grade-getters who are practically unable to learn anything or study a subject without teachers to lead them by the hand and classmates to copy off of and extra credit assignments to pass in.

So like I said, the thing that high grades are really determinant of is whether you'll get “Employee of the Month” awards if you end up in large institutional or corporate jobs.

My own grades? Maybe I got A's or maybe I got C's - it doesn't matter, I'm definitely a good student. And I don't need someone else to tell me that. Along the same lines, you shouldn't be snidely labeling other people as mediocre students, especially if all you've got to establish your authority on that is good grades. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones - your inability to spell being a case in point.

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