Today I was thinking back to the ways I used to "manage" the bull$hit that is the education system. I'll admit, I cheated in school and it didn't hurt me at all contrary to what my teachers would claim.
Here are some easy tricks that helped me through school:
TI84: these are the calculators that most high schools in the US allow during the SAT and in class tests. Why they allow students to use these is beyond me because they're essentially mini BASIC computers.
I used to put all sorts of programs onto my calculator. No one knew that there was a website called ti-calc.org which hosted all sorts of amazing programs. My favorite one was a program that would factor polynomials. I gave this to a lot of people in my Algebra 2 and Calc classes.
For my AP Physics class, I had a suite of programs that would essentially give me the formula and then let me plug and chug. This was great because the teacher always required us to "show our work".
During my senior year, a bunch of teachers wised up and would check our calculators before tests to make sure the memory was cleared. Thanks to ti-calc.org, I had a program that would fake memory clears. The newer versions of the TI firmware also had an SAT mode, but this came out when I was in college. I believe there are now hacked firmwares which once again bypass this.
If you have a more advanced calculator, have at it. The newer versions of these calculators are full on monsters that can do all sorts of stuff.
Essays: I always enjoyed writing, but sometimes I would rather play video games or drink. Around 2007, my school wised up and told us we couldn't use Wikipedia as a way to "cite" sources. Fair enough, instead, I went to the bottom of the Wikipedia article where the citations are and instead just directly cited work through that.
You can also use the Wikipedia article as an outline and essentially rewrite the entire page in your own voice. This will always defeat things like Turnitin.com and will fool most teachers. You still have some work to do, but since most of your research and an outline are already done you're about 40-50% of the way through a research paper.
Sharing is Caring: I used to make friends with people who were in multiple classes with me. One of us would do one assignment while the other copied it and vice versa. We then shared the answers between each other. Simple, effective, and allowed me to focus on what really mattered in those days: girls and video games.
Erasers on your desk: One trick I used to do was position myself so the light would hit my desk perfectly. I would then take my eraser and write the answers to questions on my desk. Once done, smear the desk with your hand to destroy the evidence.
Anyone else have any other suggestions on how to make school "easier"?
Here are some easy tricks that helped me through school:
TI84: these are the calculators that most high schools in the US allow during the SAT and in class tests. Why they allow students to use these is beyond me because they're essentially mini BASIC computers.
I used to put all sorts of programs onto my calculator. No one knew that there was a website called ti-calc.org which hosted all sorts of amazing programs. My favorite one was a program that would factor polynomials. I gave this to a lot of people in my Algebra 2 and Calc classes.
For my AP Physics class, I had a suite of programs that would essentially give me the formula and then let me plug and chug. This was great because the teacher always required us to "show our work".
During my senior year, a bunch of teachers wised up and would check our calculators before tests to make sure the memory was cleared. Thanks to ti-calc.org, I had a program that would fake memory clears. The newer versions of the TI firmware also had an SAT mode, but this came out when I was in college. I believe there are now hacked firmwares which once again bypass this.
If you have a more advanced calculator, have at it. The newer versions of these calculators are full on monsters that can do all sorts of stuff.
Essays: I always enjoyed writing, but sometimes I would rather play video games or drink. Around 2007, my school wised up and told us we couldn't use Wikipedia as a way to "cite" sources. Fair enough, instead, I went to the bottom of the Wikipedia article where the citations are and instead just directly cited work through that.
You can also use the Wikipedia article as an outline and essentially rewrite the entire page in your own voice. This will always defeat things like Turnitin.com and will fool most teachers. You still have some work to do, but since most of your research and an outline are already done you're about 40-50% of the way through a research paper.
Sharing is Caring: I used to make friends with people who were in multiple classes with me. One of us would do one assignment while the other copied it and vice versa. We then shared the answers between each other. Simple, effective, and allowed me to focus on what really mattered in those days: girls and video games.
Erasers on your desk: One trick I used to do was position myself so the light would hit my desk perfectly. I would then take my eraser and write the answers to questions on my desk. Once done, smear the desk with your hand to destroy the evidence.
Anyone else have any other suggestions on how to make school "easier"?