Well, that's an interesting concept!

"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll) 06/21/2015 at 14:19 • Filed to: None

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Found this gem while grading papers. Made me smile.

DrJohannVegas > Klaus Schmoll 06/21/2015 at 14:31

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Oh, this student did the thing which makes me feel worst when grading: the “cross out the correct answer and write an incorrect one” mistake.

Also, I think that answer would make a great “8 word sci-fi story”.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Klaus Schmoll 06/21/2015 at 14:32

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They write their “i” in a way that seems like it would be slow

dogisbadob > Klaus Schmoll 06/21/2015 at 14:38

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I hate when this happens! Changing the right answer to a wrong answer :(

Funktheduck > Klaus Schmoll 06/21/2015 at 14:44

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I wonder if her mechanic appreciates that.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Klaus Schmoll 06/21/2015 at 14:46

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Thats an awesome answer!

So, is the proper one “My mechanic always checks my oil”?

Klaus Schmoll > DrJohannVegas 06/21/2015 at 14:49

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I always tell them to follow their gut instinct and that the first answer is usually the correct one. Doesn’t help. I’ve stood next to students who spent the last few minutes of an exam crossing out correct answers and replacing them with BS. Nothing you can do.

Klaus Schmoll > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 06/21/2015 at 14:51

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I would have prefered “checks the oil”. ;)

Rainbow > Klaus Schmoll 06/21/2015 at 15:03

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How old are the students?

When I went to Germany, all the 15-through-18-year-olds I hung out with were so adorable with their English. One of the other Americans said that she didn’t eat meat, and one of the German kids said, “Oh, so you are a vegetable.”

duurtlang > Klaus Schmoll 06/21/2015 at 15:06

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Does that always work? In my experience some people just have a very poor ‘gut instinct’ when it comes to a foreign language. In high school English class I was frequently amazed what some of the kids came up with. Kids who are now doctors and the like (it was similar to the German Gymnasium), so they were far from stupid. They just lacked a feel for language.

Klaus Schmoll > duurtlang 06/21/2015 at 16:15

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Nope, it doesn’t work. They then start to cross out correct answers anyway. I just see more crossed out/corrected wrong answers than corrections that actually did it.

Klaus Schmoll > Rainbow 06/21/2015 at 16:25

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This is from a 9th grade test, but I had an 8th grader do the same mistake you mentioned. I played an introduction game with them and he told me that he is a vegetable. The other kids in his class were dying from laughter.

Still, while they do make funny mistakes from time to time, they can have a conversation in English. How good is your German?

Rainbow > Klaus Schmoll 06/21/2015 at 19:38

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It’s decent enough that you could drop me in the middle of Germany and I’d get by just fine, even without just asking people if they speak English. But yeah, it’s pretty impressive how virtually everyone in Europe is bilingual. I really wish I even had the option to take a language course as young as they start.

Svend > Klaus Schmoll 06/22/2015 at 11:36

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I don’t you don’t have a student by the name of Miller. :)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Klaus Schmoll 06/24/2015 at 14:43

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Wouldn’t that be the job of the mechanic’s husband?