The Baron Talks Dollars'n'Cents
One thing that would be fun would be to teach economics at an ultra-ultra-liberal arts college. Here's the final exam I'd give them:
Answer ONE of the following:
a) Design a new economic system for the world which does not use money.
b) Explain why an economic system without money could not work for the entire world.
c) *places chair on top of desk*
In general, I just like the idea of patently absurd exam questions. Questions that test creativity rather than rote knowledge; that could be prepared for, but don't have to be.
Nice to see the hippie in me is not dead. I saw a group of hippies earlier today and felt a profound cultural disconnect from them. I felt really square and conservative, like I was part of whatever problem it is they are trying to solve. I guess none of that stuff bothers me, except that it makes me feel old.
Nice continuity to this post.
Answer ONE of the following:
a) Design a new economic system for the world which does not use money.
b) Explain why an economic system without money could not work for the entire world.
c) *places chair on top of desk*
In general, I just like the idea of patently absurd exam questions. Questions that test creativity rather than rote knowledge; that could be prepared for, but don't have to be.
Nice to see the hippie in me is not dead. I saw a group of hippies earlier today and felt a profound cultural disconnect from them. I felt really square and conservative, like I was part of whatever problem it is they are trying to solve. I guess none of that stuff bothers me, except that it makes me feel old.
Nice continuity to this post.
posted by the baron ash von foolishness at 9:21 PM
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