Sorry no that is my bad grammar. What I meant to say was the corriculum was taught to focus on the important issues but the exam question was about the trivial issues(the reverse of the way it was taught).revbob wrote: ↑18 Nov 2018, 6:13pmWait, what? Is there some other accepted definition of trivial?101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Nov 2018, 2:37pmEnd of year exam season his for school kids and as usual there is controversy.
It was in a Level 2 History exam. Level 2 would be equivalent of 1st year of A Levels in UK ( lower 6th year- penultimate school year).
The main essay question involved the word ‘trivial’ but apparently most kids did not know what trivial meant and thought it was the exact opposite of what it actually means (as that is the way the corriculum was taught.
So the essays will be marked whichever way the essay was written
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By the way grammar boy it's "curriculum" not "corriculum". I know it's just a trivial thing.101Walterton wrote: ↑19 Nov 2018, 1:32amSorry no that is my bad grammar. What I meant to say was the corriculum was taught to focus on the important issues but the exam question was about the trivial issues(the reverse of the way it was taught).revbob wrote: ↑18 Nov 2018, 6:13pmWait, what? Is there some other accepted definition of trivial?101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Nov 2018, 2:37pmEnd of year exam season his for school kids and as usual there is controversy.
It was in a Level 2 History exam. Level 2 would be equivalent of 1st year of A Levels in UK ( lower 6th year- penultimate school year).
The main essay question involved the word ‘trivial’ but apparently most kids did not know what trivial meant and thought it was the exact opposite of what it actually means (as that is the way the corriculum was taught.
So the essays will be marked whichever way the essay was written
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*snicker* Okay, that's a decent pun.
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A friend from Saskatchewan just asked me if I knew what the term "booter" or "get a booter" means. As far as I knew it's a Western Canadian term, but I'm curious if anyone here knows what it means.
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No idea!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 9:08amA friend from Saskatchewan just asked me if I knew what the term "booter" or "get a booter" means. As far as I knew it's a Western Canadian term, but I'm curious if anyone here knows what it means.
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I should add that, apart from maybe any Canadians, people like Westway or Spiff would be decent bets to know the term.JennyB wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 9:24amNo idea!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 9:08amA friend from Saskatchewan just asked me if I knew what the term "booter" or "get a booter" means. As far as I knew it's a Western Canadian term, but I'm curious if anyone here knows what it means.
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Okay, the answer:
A booter mainly happens in spring, but sometimes winter, when you're wearing rubber boots and end up soaking your feet. It's mainly little kids, maybe walking on thin ice, falling thru into a puddle, and the water overflows. It was sometimes a good tactic to get sent home. Get a booter during recess, have to go home for dry socks. I still use the term even when wearing shoes and I step into a puddle.
To really get a sense of its usage, think about any of the yokels from Fargo saying it. Ya, I was walking to Lindgren's and got a booter when I stepped off the curb.
A booter mainly happens in spring, but sometimes winter, when you're wearing rubber boots and end up soaking your feet. It's mainly little kids, maybe walking on thin ice, falling thru into a puddle, and the water overflows. It was sometimes a good tactic to get sent home. Get a booter during recess, have to go home for dry socks. I still use the term even when wearing shoes and I step into a puddle.
To really get a sense of its usage, think about any of the yokels from Fargo saying it. Ya, I was walking to Lindgren's and got a booter when I stepped off the curb.
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Funny, it really sounds like something the Limeys would come up with.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 2:24pmOkay, the answer:
A booter mainly happens in spring, but sometimes winter, when you're wearing rubber boots and end up soaking your feet. It's mainly little kids, maybe walking on thin ice, falling thru into a puddle, and the water overflows. It was sometimes a good tactic to get sent home. Get a booter during recess, have to go home for dry socks. I still use the term even when wearing shoes and I step into a puddle.
To really get a sense of its usage, think about any of the yokels from Fargo saying it. Ya, I was walking to Lindgren's and got a booter when I stepped off the curb.
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Then it would involve biscuits and colonialism.Kory wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 3:58pmFunny, it really sounds like something the Limeys would come up with.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 2:24pmOkay, the answer:
A booter mainly happens in spring, but sometimes winter, when you're wearing rubber boots and end up soaking your feet. It's mainly little kids, maybe walking on thin ice, falling thru into a puddle, and the water overflows. It was sometimes a good tactic to get sent home. Get a booter during recess, have to go home for dry socks. I still use the term even when wearing shoes and I step into a puddle.
To really get a sense of its usage, think about any of the yokels from Fargo saying it. Ya, I was walking to Lindgren's and got a booter when I stepped off the curb.
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Yeah but there biscuits are cookies and crumpets are biscuits. And colonialism is divine.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 4:00pmThen it would involve biscuits and colonialism.Kory wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 3:58pmFunny, it really sounds like something the Limeys would come up with.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Jul 2019, 2:24pmOkay, the answer:
A booter mainly happens in spring, but sometimes winter, when you're wearing rubber boots and end up soaking your feet. It's mainly little kids, maybe walking on thin ice, falling thru into a puddle, and the water overflows. It was sometimes a good tactic to get sent home. Get a booter during recess, have to go home for dry socks. I still use the term even when wearing shoes and I step into a puddle.
To really get a sense of its usage, think about any of the yokels from Fargo saying it. Ya, I was walking to Lindgren's and got a booter when I stepped off the curb.
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