The instructors got pissed at us, because the main project was about some school's summer reading program.
"Okay, wait. This guy's got 30 kids in his class and this guy's got eight. How is that fair?"
"It's how they do it nowadays."
"But that's bound to affect the outcome of their reading performance!"
"They're sorted by ability."
"I'm sorry, but 30 kids is too many. And how fair is it to have eight special ed kids competing against 30 regular kids?"
"Look, we just made it up, okay?"
"It's gonna mess up the stats. The parents are gonna ask questions."
"Look, it's not a competition! The deal is if ALL the kids in the school collectively read a thousand books, then the principal will shave his head and donate it to Locks of Love."
"All right. But I'm hearing now that the hair doesn't always go where it's intended, and..."
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Date: 2008-07-10 09:16 pm (UTC)"Okay, wait. This guy's got 30 kids in his class and this guy's got eight. How is that fair?"
"It's how they do it nowadays."
"But that's bound to affect the outcome of their reading performance!"
"They're sorted by ability."
"I'm sorry, but 30 kids is too many. And how fair is it to have eight special ed kids competing against 30 regular kids?"
"Look, we just made it up, okay?"
"It's gonna mess up the stats. The parents are gonna ask questions."
"Look, it's not a competition! The deal is if ALL the kids in the school collectively read a thousand books, then the principal will shave his head and donate it to Locks of Love."
"All right. But I'm hearing now that the hair doesn't always go where it's intended, and..."
"LUNCH!"