Or a stop
或者一个终结
This journey into medieval world views
这次对中世纪的探索
should give us new perspectives on who we are as individuals
将会为我们的自我认知提供全新的视角
in a society that is similar defined by inherent values
在这个同样被固有价值定义的社会里
Tests
关于测验
There'll be 2 tests and a final test dates are given on the syllabus Grading
我们将有两次测验和一个期末考试,日期在大纲上
scale
评分标准
Just 90-100 is an A; 80-89 is a B; it's always a good idea
90到100分是A 80到89是B
to retain your test in whatever your class you are
保留你的测验分,直到你得到最终成绩
until you get your grades
总是好的
You'll never know especially in the day of computer programs where
你永远不知道,尤其是在这个电脑时代
somebody inadvertently entered a 40 instead of a 90
总会有人不小心把90输成40
and didn't catch it, and if you don't have any physical evidence, you're out of
而且没注意到这个错误,如果你拿不出任何证明
luck
那就不走运了
So I think it's always a good idea
所以我觉得那么做总是好的
until you get those little nice hard grades at the end of the semester to hold on
直到你在学期最后得到了那些
to and stuff you have
你需要的成绩
For the purpose of this course,
考虑到这门课程的目的
the grading components are quite simple
评分的部分很简单
Tests will be 60% and the final 40% Cheating
测验占60% 期末占40% 作弊的话
you know a couple of years ago,
嗯,很早之前你们就知道后果是什么了
I went into graduate school with an honor system
我在一个有荣誉学位的研究所里学习过
It was run by students, and if you were caught cheating
那是学生开设的,如果你被抓到作弊
or giving assistance or plagiarizing, you're gone
或者帮他人作弊或者抄袭,你就完了
It was a student it was a student deal, student-enforced
这是学生执行的
and you could never re-enroll
并且你没有再次登记的机会
You are gone
你就是完了
So I always just assume people don't cheat, and 3-4 years ago,
所以我总是认为大家不会作弊的,直到三四年前
in a German class, I had a student cheating
这一个德语课上,我发现一个学生作弊
And usually if you write on somebody's paper,
平常当你批改某人的作业
"Are you sure this is your own work"
"你确定这是你自己做的吗"
You intimidate them
你逼问他们
You know
其实你心里明白
The guy kept cheating, everybody in the class knew
但那个人只会继续说谎,教室里的人其实都清楚
he was cheating, come and sit by somebody,
他在说谎,他来到教室,坐到别人旁边
trying to copy off them, and I was just really frustrated,
想要抄袭,然后我真的很无奈
and it was one of the great teaching experiences I ever had Because I was
这是我有过的最棒的一次教学经验
frustrated, the students didn't like it
因为我被弄得很无奈,学生们也不高兴
And this kid always came to class about 5 minutes late,
而且这个人上课总是迟到五分钟
and so I came in on final day,
所以,在期末考试的那天当我走进教室
and the students had taken all their chairs arranged like this, they'd taken all
所有的学生把椅子放成这样
their chairs except one
除了一张椅子