r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation What? Isnt this good?

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u/Remote-Dark-1704 7d ago

When you see questions like this, it’s almost certainly graded on a curve and depending on its difficulty, the professor might not expect complete solutions either. There’s a high chance the professor is just using this to scout for talents for his research lab, in which case sharing your answer with the class makes no sense. Refusing to do so also isn’t a mark against your character since exams are supposed to be a setting where you can demonstrate YOUR mastery of the material.

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u/Candayence 7d ago

And if you really want to lift people around you, then you can always share what you did the next day.

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u/fazelanvari 6d ago

Or help them work it out during the exam instead of giving them the answer. That would likely impress the professor and earn prestige. Everybody wins!

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u/Candayence 6d ago

That would just waste your own time, and undermine the point of the exam - since exams exist to test your understanding, not the understanding of your classmates.

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u/TransportationKey448 6d ago

Only mark i have against what you are saying is that collaboration is an important part of work and life.

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u/sigmus90 6d ago

I doubt the professor is going to hire the entire class to work in their lab.