09-22-2009, 11:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2009, 11:44 AM by RespectableGent.)
Quote:Planet Earth to moonbase Alpha...do you copy? Yes, I took a few "challenge" exam, I passed (98% each) and was awarded credit as if I had taken the course.
The next time you look at the available CLEP and DANTES tests notice how the majority are centered around basic skills such as Verbal Reasoning, Logic, and Critical Thinking. They're giving college credits for things someone should be able to do by the age of 16.
Sure, you'll find some difficult ones the authors put in to pretend that there's some form of quality. But the vast majority are passable by anyone fluent in English.
Quote:I don't know why you take exception to these tests when it's well known even in the classroom not everybody's equal. Teachers will think twice and then twice again before failing the inept but 'diverse' student out of fear of being clustered as '...ists'. On the other hand, they'll have no problem making things difficult for and failing inconspicuous students they hate for other reasons (EX politics). I have seen that first hand. So we were in a classroom and there was a degree mill running right inside it, for some.
Taking a test is not the same as learning in a classroom. It doesn't really matter how difficult the test is. It's not a learning experience.
Anyone who wants to "test out" of school is an underachiever and a slacker who wants the quickest way to the results. That includes everyone at degree discussion, which is why they tell everyone to go to Excelsior or Thomas Edison to cheat themselves out of an education.
It's not really even a discussion. Regionally Accredited colleges are also guilty of awarding degrees for little work. But because they have some nice buildings, no one seems to care.