Re: schools banning homework

morrisjcroy@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Anything to remove any possible bias on the part of the instructor, eh.


I think that's one of the main reasons. The proctor's job is made
slightly easier too.

Ah, good old CYA...



A long time ago before the internet became popular, there weren't many
places for folks into UFOs, conspiracy theories, Star Trek, Star Wars,
etc ... to hang out at, with other like minded people. It seemed like
Mensa meetings were one of the few popular venues in those days, where
other like minded folks could be found.

It's an unfortunate image that Mensa has.


Perhaps this isn't too surprising considering that high intelligence
is frequently synonymous with geek-ishness in the popular culture of
many societies.

I saw a documentary about Mensa on "The Fifth Estate" a few years ago. I thought it terribly biased, portraying Mensa as a club of socially inept eccentrics.

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I got tired of the insults and squabbling that went on in the Mensa
newsgroup I used to subscribe to. I guess there were too many subscribers
on it who may have failed the exam and were trying to get their revenge.


For an unmoderated forum or newsgroup discussing an organization like
Mensa, this isn't entirely unexpected. There's probably numerous
other ways people take out their frustrations, after being turned down
from a particular group and/or organization they were intent on
joining.


Or they can get away with saying certain things. This NG got quite wild and wooly at times in the last year or two.
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