Tuesday, August 16, 2016

A Question of Authority

Perhaps one of my favorite quotations of the sort that I post nearly each morning on Facebook begs a question. While I am no fan of standard multiple choice (guess) tests—why would I spend my time as a teacher creating a test element where 80% of my work was generating wrong answers—here we go.

Who said the following: Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

A.   My preteen niece
B.   Ibn Arabi
C.   Anne Frank
D.  St. Theresa of Calcutta
E.   The 14th Dalai Lama
F.   Albert Schweitzer
G.  Desmond Tutu
H.  Rigoberta Menchu
I.    Your best friend
J.    None of the above

And the correct answer is….

Does it matter?

Oh, no! Not the answer a question with a question gambit.

Is that a problem for you?








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