This is a community for discussion, news, and memes pertaining to the video game sub-genre "soulslike".
Given Lemmy's size, the definition of soulslike may be treated relatively loosely. While games like the numerous FromSoft titles, the recent Star Wars Jedi games, Lies of P, Nioh and similar games should be the focus, games that incorporate soulslike elements - like Hollow Knight and Blasphemous, for example - may also be discussed here.
Basic Lemmy-quette applies. Additionally, since flairs don't exist yet, please do make sure to include a marker to denote what game your post is about in square brackets for clarity's sake. An example could be:
[BB] This enemy is so difficult!
or
[DS1] Anyone struggling with the gargoyles?
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For real though, I got my son to pay attention in school by pointing out how it's like unlocking a tech tree in a game. It stuck long enough to become a habit, and that's all that matters.
little fucker beat silksong on all endings (including cursed) before I made it half way though, and in fewer hours.
My gaming journey stared in uni, using the high end laptop of a friend who actually paid attention in the slog of a class I used to game in. XD I'm so grateful for that computer, that also made it possible for me to pass some other classes while I had hardware issues. Never had to retake a class or exam, fortunately!
Who else is so old exams are only a dim memory?
I'm not even that old! I just ruined my memory with years of substance abuse during that timeframe!
Lucky you. How long ago is it for you?
Decades. Now I have back pain and planning meetings at work. But at least I'm not so old I can't still play from soft games!
As long as you still have enough time to play them, that doesn't sound too bad. Depending on the back pain, I guess. Office job, I take it?
You get retakes??
Back in university, I could retake any exam up to two times for a total of three time per exam. In some very rare cases, the professor could pull some strings and let you pass anyway (don't ask me how I know that). But yea, usually we did.
In SLT school right now, I fortunately didn't have to retake any exams, but if I had to, I could also retake it. Not sure how often though. Same goes for the final state exams in a year - we can retake those at least once too.
Wbu?
I've lived in UK, Iran, and Canada.
Iranian school system is a lot less than accomodating. Yeah you can retake the university entrance exams after a year, but they're a nightmare. 5hr exam, 1min per multiple choice question. Need the bathroom? You can go but you lose time.
I don't know what this would be called in English, but the questions, if answered incorrectly could lower your score by the equivelant of 1/3rd of a correct answer. Was better to leave it blank than make a mistake. Luckily I moved before I turned 18. If I had stayed until after I'd have to do 2 years of military service, and take the entrance exam.
I did one year of highschool in Canada and didn't really understand that I could ask for accomodations. Actually, I didn't know dropping courses was an option. In Iran an individual question from Islamic studies had twice the weight of a question in biology. This particular exam was for biology related fields, medicine, pharmacology, dentistry etc....
University in Canada gave me accomodations like being able to take a 10minute break, use a volunteer's notes. Wasn't really enough for me. No exam retaking that I can remember. Delaying them cause of sickness or urgent situation, yes.
Hot take:
This should be normal and encouraged in education. Schools at every level should have students display mastery of the material before moving on to the next topic. Taking an exam once and performing poorly indicates the student didn't understand the material and should continue studying and practicing until they can demonstrate they have mastered the concepts.
Failing an exam and then moving on to the next item in thecurriculum is a disservice to the student, the teacher, and to the entire goal of education.
Yes and no. Exams are just snapshots and do not properly represent the knowledge a student has when taking the exam imo.
A student could have a blackout or suffer from anxiety and thus might not perform adequately and fail as a result despite knowing what's being tested.
Grading performance is a whole other issue in and of itself and I don't think it's a good way to test someone's knowledge on a topic; unfortunately, most schools, universities etc. are very archaic and don't go with the times, so they're stuck in decade-old thinking that's been proven to not be effective.
But if I have to choose between being able to retake an exam and just outright failing it, I'm definitely in favour of retakes. I would even go one step further and let people retake exams as often as they need to (within reason). Limiting it to three times is very arbitrary, for example, and might just add more stress to an already stressful exam situation.
I was on the verge of failing my Bachelor's degree, despite already having written my thesis and getting a good grade, just because I didn't get micro- and macro-economics and had to pass both on my third tries. Imagine if I were just given proper time to prepare without needing to stress about passing in an arbitrary amount of tries.
