Monday, December 2, 2013

On cliff notes and homework

While discussing the hobbit movies with a friends teenage son.

Me: have you ever read the book?.

Kid: no.

Me: really? I had to read it several times in school by your age.

Kid: well i was supposed to read it. But i read the first chapter and the last and skimmed the middle.

Me: thats genius! You get the gist of it without having to read it. (pause) all i had were cliff notes.

Kid: what are cliff notes?

Me: they break down the book you're reading to make it easier. All you have to do is rewrite it in your own words and its easy.

Kid: seems easy.

Me: It is. You should start using them to cheat.

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