Let Your Reach Exceed Your Grasp
A professor of economics gave a test to his class. The test had several sections of questions, each of which contained three categories of questions. He instructed the students to choose one question from each section on the test. The first category in each section was the hardest and was worth 50 marks. The second category in each section was not quite as hard and worth 40 marks. The third category in each section was the easiest and worth only 30 marks.
When the students had taken the test and all the papers had been turned in, the students who had chosen the 50-mark questions were give A’s. The students who had chosen the 40-mark questions were give B’s, and the students choosing the 30-mark questions were given C’s. Whether or not their answers were correct was not considered. Understandably, the students were confused and asked the professor how he had graded the exam. The professor leaned back and with a smile explained, “I wasn’t testing your knowledge. I was testing your aim.”kAkA.hUnTeR
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die then life is like a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
spoke at : 6/30/2008 09:54:00 AM