But but but
Do folks really get smarter from year to year? I think that's very unlikely. Statistically, each year's entry (assuming it's large enough) are going to be the same, aren't they? Grades assigned on a statistical basis sound very comparable to me.
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:53, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

I'm inclined to agree
(And based on the three consecutive years in which I taught, I think the opposite might be more likely...)

Edit: Also, while you're about, just wanted to thank you very kindly for that jar of chimichurri. It's magnificent - the ageing process seems to have developed it quite considerably!
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:54, Reply)

mmmm, chimichurri
I need to make more of that
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:56, Reply)

I need some too. Fookin' NOM.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I'm not entirely sure I still have the recipe
it's probably in my gazbox if I can be arsed to look
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:00, Reply)

If you're about in teh Smoke for a pint, I'll bring a jar of mine along - share and enjoy, what?
A 50-50 blend of aged and fresh-made is exceptionally nice, it turns out.
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:03, Reply)

I reckon if you took a scoop out of the top of a tomato
and then baked it with a spoonful of the old chimmers in there, it'd taste pretty decent.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:00, Reply)

what about if you did that with a red pepper
and also included minced beef?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:01, Reply)

Even better.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Now top with cheese, eat, then masturbate.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:03, Reply)

does it have to be in that order?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:04, Reply)

I'm afraid so, yes.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:07, Reply)

and some haloumi with peppers in it.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:03, Reply)

I remember setting some First Year exams at University.
You get a spec effectively telling you how the grades should be normalised (mean 55% and SD to be adjused such that ~10% of students are graded A at 70%+) and the rest takes care of itself, really.

Glad you liked the chimichurri - I've taken to making it in ~2L batches and sticking it in a catering-sized pickled onion jar to age!
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:01, Reply)