my exam experince and how I turned obvious failure into my own success.
I had a very important science exam last night. So important, that passin' it was essential if I ever wanted to go to college. The problem is that teacher has never been fair to me, always interpretin' my comments in class through her own filters. She so often unfairly belaboured her point by askin' me the same question over and over again, often embarrasin' me in front of all those kids in my class. Heck, I even offered to go home once and ask my dad for an answer and that I would get right backta her and that wasn't even enough to make her happy.
Well, I sat down to my exam last night and wouldn't you believe it? The first question is on how sumpthin about genetics effectin' the color of the eyes in a fruit fly. Now, how does this have anything to do with science? Honestly I had no answer as to why the color of some bug's eyes are because of genetics but I do know that NFL football is the most popular sport in America today. I am tired of this teacher asking me questions I don't feel like answering so I put my own answer down. I told her...yes I did...I said, NFL football is the most popular sport in America because I see people like you and me, like those in my family and yes, I have some differences in my family and we are a diverse bunch a' folks but we all watch football every Sunday. So it is definitely true that football is the most popular sport in America.
I told my friends afterwards and they thought it was a great answer and well, it is true so therefore I must have gotten the answer right. They all cheered me on and said how I wiped that floor clean with that answer. They liked that I looked that answer sheet straight on wrote the answer in bold thick ink. I even smiled when I was writin'. Maybe I should have winked at the teacher when I turned it in?
Whew...I think I really saved myself on that exam. My chances on going to college have been revived. All of my friends think I probably have the best score in the class and they are cheering me on once again!
UPDATE: So I gotta a 21 on the test but that is ok. Just like I answered that question the way I wanted to, I am also gonna plan on still goin' to college because listenin' to those teachers in the world isn't always so important since heck, their greatest payday will be in heaven.