Tuesday, May 05, 2009

No one really gets a 5

My students have a test tomorrow. It's kind of a big deal. They're taking the AP test to determine whether they get college credit for the work they did in my class.

Today I heard one of them say, "I'm just shooting for a 3. I know I won't get a 4, and no one really gets a 5." She caught me staring at her. "Well, except for geniuses and really big nerds."

She knows that millions of years ago (or at least before she was born), I got a 5. I'm pretty sure the latter description was meant for me. In the nicest possible way, of course.

4 comments:

Cathy said...

Once upon a time I got a couple AP 5s. I think it was English related, though, not Math. Does that still rank high on the nerd scale? I compensated by not utilizing capitalization in any emails/online typing for approximately 5-7 years.

Alex said...

Sure, English AP counts. But you must capitalize in emails. Proper punctuations is what separates us from the animals.

Alex said...

Also correct use of plurals.

Lemon Gloria said...

I love the "geniuses and really big nerds" category! She'd be delighted to wind up in that category - she's just afraid she won't measure up.