When I was in college, I eventually figured out that if I could feed back what the prof wanted to hear -- what was in the class lectures, and the highlight points from the textbooks -- it became fairly easy to get A's.

Your primary goal is to get the best grades you can, so you graduate and move on from the cesspool.

OTOH, I was not subjected to nearly as much propaganda as you are today. These tests are not about what YOU think, but about whether or not you absorbed the propaganda that THEY want you to believe.

So, really there are two choices, and only you can decide which route to take:

1. Feed back what the prof wants to hear, as described above, get the A, and move on.

2. Feed back what the prof wants to hear so that you EARN the A (at this point, you have given the prof enough to give you the grade), but then go on to write why the ideas that the prof wants to hear are false ideas, by explaining the other side of the argument.

Either way, there is one good-grade-getting strategy that I had not thought of when I was in school, but I would use to may advantage if I were today. That is, if you get anything less than an A (in particular on an essay), then set an appointment with the prof 1-on-1 and explain why you think you deserved an A on the test (or a B of you got a C, etc.). If you still do not get what you believe you should, file a complaint with the head of the department, and go on the offensive. Maybe you don't get what you want the first time, but if you become a thorn in their side, they might just give you what you want so it's not extra work for them (a lot of these people are lazy, which is why they never left school).

If you can show in your work that you understand both sides of an issue, you deserve an A. If you get a poor grade, then you have a legit complaint against the prof, as the prof is being biased against you for your beliefs. If you can somehow add a side dish of religion into your beliefs as to why the prof's ideas are wrong, you are now putting yourself into a position of being discriminated against for your religious beliefs -- and that will make the university's legal department squirm, if you make sure they find out. ;-)

This is a VERY high-risk strategy, but it might be very satisfying and successful for the right student.

When I was in college, I eventually figured out that if I could feed back what the prof wanted to hear -- what was in the class lectures, and the highlight points from the textbooks -- it became fairly easy to get A's.

Your primary goal is to get the best grades you can, so you graduate and move on from the cesspool.

OTOH, I was not subjected to nearly as much propaganda as you are today. These tests are not about what YOU think, but about whether or not you absorbed the propaganda that THEY want you to believe.

So, really there are two choices, and only you can decide which route to take:

1. Feed back what the prof wants to hear, as described above, get the A, and move on.

2. Feed back what the prof wants to hear so that you EARN the A (at this point, you have given the prof enough to give you the grade), but then go on to write why the ideas that the prof wants to hear are false ideas, by explaining the other side of the argument.

Either way, there is one good-grade-getting strategy that I had not thought of when I was in school, but I would use to may advantage if I were today. That is, if you get anything less than an A, in particular on an essay), then set an appointment with the prof 1-on-1 and explain why you think you deserved an A on the test (or a B of you got a C, etc.). If you still do not get what you believe you should, file a complaint with the head of the department, and go on the offensive.

If you can show in your work that you understand both sides of an issue, you deserve an A. If you get a poor grade, then you have a legit complaint against the prof, as the prof is being biased against you for your beliefs. If you can somehow add a side dish of religion into your beliefs as to why the prof's ideas are wrong, you are now putting yourself into a position of being discriminated against for your religious beliefs -- and that will make the university's legal department squirm, if you make sure they find out. ;-)

This is a VERY high-risk strategy, but it might be very satisfying and successful for the right student.

When I was in college, I eventually figured out that if I could feed back what the prof wanted to hear -- what was in the class lectures, and the highlight points from the textbooks -- it became fairly easy to get A's.

Your primary goal is to get the best grades you can, so you graduate and move on from the cesspool.

OTOH, I was not subjected to nearly as much propaganda as you are today. These tests are not about what YOU think, but about whether or not you absorbed the propaganda that THEY want you to believe.

So, really there are two choices, and only you can decide which route to take:

1. Feed back what the prof wants to hear, as described above, get the A, and move on.

2. Feed back what the prof wants to hear so that you EARN the A (at this point, you have given the prof enough to give you the grade), but then go on to write why the ideas that the prof wants to hear are false ideas, by explaining the other side of the argument.

Either way, there is one good-grade-getting strategy that I had not thought of when I was in school, but I would use to may advantage if I were today. That is, if you get anything less than an A, in particular on an essay), then set an appointment with the prof 1-on-1 and explain why you think you deserved an A on the test (or a B of you got a C, etc.). If you still do not get what you believe you should, file a complaint with the head of the department, and go on the offensive.

If you can show in your work that you understand both sides of an issue, you deserve an A. If you get a poor grade, then you have a legit complaint against the prof, as the prof is being biased against you for your beliefs. If you can somehow add a side dish of religion into your beliefs as to why the prof's ideas are wrong, you are not putting yourself into a position of being discriminated against by your university for your religious beliefs -- and that will make their legal department squirm, if you make sure they find out. ;-)

This is a VERY high-risk strategy, but it might be very satisfying and successful for the right student.

When I was in college, I eventually figured out that if I could feed back what the prof wanted to hear -- what was in the class lectures, and the highlight points from the textbooks -- it became fairly easy to get A's.

Your primary goal is to get the best grades you can, so you graduate and move on from the cesspool.

OTOH, I was not subjected to nearly as much propaganda as you are today. These tests are not about what YOU think, but about whether or not you absorbed the propaganda that THEY want you to believe.

So, really there are two choices, and only you can decide which route to take:

1. Feed back what the prof wants to hear, as described above, get the A, and move on.

2. Feed back what the prof wants to hear so that you EARN the A (at this point, you have given the prof enough to give you the grade), but then go on to write why the ideas that the prof wants to hear are false ideas, by explaining the other side of the argument.

Either way, there is one good-grade-getting strategy that I had not thought of when I was in school, but I would use to may advantage if I were today. That is, if you get anything less than an A, in particular on an essay (can't really argue of you didn't get the multiple choice question wrong), then set an appointment with the prof 1-on-1 and explain why you think you deserved an A on the test (or a B of you got a C, etc.). If you still do not get what you believe you should, file a complaint with the head of the department, and go on the offensive.

If you can show in your work that you understand both sides of an issue, you deserve an A. If you get a poor grade, then you have a legit complaint against the prof, as the prof is being biased against you for your beliefs. If you can somehow add a side dish of religion into your beliefs as to why the prof's ideas are wrong, you are not putting yourself into a position of being discriminated against by your university for your religious beliefs -- and that will make their legal department squirm, if you make sure they find out. ;-)

This is a VERY high-risk strategy, but it might be very satisfying and successful for the right student.

When I was in college, I eventually figured out that if I could feed back what the prof wanted to hear -- what was in the class lectures, and the highlight points from the textbooks -- it became fairly easy to get A's.

Your primary goal is to get the best grades you can, so you graduate and move on from the cesspool.

OTOH, I was not subjected to nearly as much propaganda as you are today. These tests are not about what YOU think, but about whether or not you absorbed the propaganda that THEY want you to believe.

So, really there are two choices, and only you can decide which route to take:

1. Feed back what the prof wants to hear, as described above, get the A, and move on.

2. Feed back what the prof wants to hear so that you EARN the A, but then go on to write why the ideas that the prof wants to hear are false ideas, by explaining the other side of the argument.

Either way, there is one good-grade-getting strategy that I had not thought of when I was in school, but I would use to may advantage if I were today. That is, if you get anything less than an A, in particular on an essay (can't really argue of you didn't get the multiple choice question wrong), then set an appointment with the prof 1-on-1 and explain why you think you deserved an A on the test (or a B of you got a C, etc.). If you still do not get what you believe you should, file a complaint with the head of the department, and go on the offensive.

If you can show in your work that you understand both sides of an issue, you deserve an A. If you get a poor grade, then you have a legit complaint against the prof, as the prof is being biased against you for your beliefs. If you can somehow add a side dish of religion into your beliefs as to why the prof's ideas are wrong, you are not putting yourself into a position of being discriminated against by your university for your religious beliefs -- and that will make their legal department squirm, if you make sure they find out. ;-)

This is a VERY high-risk strategy, but it might be very satisfying and successful for the right student.