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...afraid, sir, I'm just not prepared for your exam today," said the student...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Stranger Than Fiction? | 1/18/1985 | See Source »

...Well, now," said the professor. "I know a lot of bright history students who just have a mental block against writing blue-book essays in a high-pressure exam situation. Suppose you sit right there and I'll give you an oral exam instead--we'll just have a relaxed conversation about the course...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Stranger Than Fiction? | 1/18/1985 | See Source »

...last classic Harvard exam tale concerns the take-home examination in History 1375, "Man and the Sea: Outlines of Maritime History," the celebrated course taught by the late John H. Parry and known as "Boats" among snickering undergraduates...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Stranger Than Fiction? | 1/18/1985 | See Source »

...year, a hard-working freshman in the course handed in her take-home exam with a little blue whale drawn on the title page. The paper was well-written and thorough, and she received a straight...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Stranger Than Fiction? | 1/18/1985 | See Source »

...following year, her roommate was enrolled in the same course, and when reading period rolled around, she found she hadn't left herself enough time for the final paper. So on the night the exam was due, she rummaged through her roommate's drawers and found the maritime history paper of the previous year. The next day, she handed it in, complete with the title page and its little blue whale. She too received a straight...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Stranger Than Fiction? | 1/18/1985 | See Source »

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