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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I learned that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. And that busywork and adhering to the rubric is far more important than learning or producing anything useful.

[–] captainlezbian 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean learning to follow a rubric actually was useful for me. Projects have scopes and expectations. Rubrics are those.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, because a margin being off by a quarter inch should be worth more points than the actual content of the paper.

[–] captainlezbian 15 points 1 year ago

It can cost you a government contract as an adult. Also, it’s learning to format in accordance with instructions. It’s stuff like margins early on, but later it’s stuff like section headings and citations in APA or MLA. The margins are free points that you’re leaving on the table

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

For most people, yeah. A lot of work is tedious.