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| | An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student, but had once failed an entire class. | | An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student, but had once failed an entire class. |
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| − | The class (students) insisted that socialism worked, since no one would be poor and no one would be rich: a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we.""We will have an experiment in this class on socialism." | + | The class (students) insisted that socialism worked, since no one would be poor and no one would be rich: a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism." |
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| | "All grades will be averaged, and everyone will receive the same grade, so no | | "All grades will be averaged, and everyone will receive the same grade, so no |
| | one will fail and no one will receive an A," said the professor. | | one will fail and no one will receive an A," said the professor. |
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| − | After the first test, the grades were averaged, and everyone got a B. The students who had studied hard were upset, while the students who had studied very little were happy.But, as the second test rolled around, the students who had studied little studied even less, and the ones who had studied hard decided that since they couldn't make an A, they also studied less. The second test average was a D. | + | After the first test, the grades were averaged, and everyone got a B. The students who had studied hard were upset, while the students who had studied very little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who had studied little studied even less, and the ones who had studied hard decided that since they couldn't make an A, they also studied less. The second test average was a D. |
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| | No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average grade was an F. | | No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average grade was an F. |