Re:PLATO (computer system)
by dmourati on Monday November 04, 2013 @12:38AM
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Freshman year at UofI I enrolled in a Philosophy course, 108 I think. Mostly liberal arts majors, another engineer and I were in the same study session. The philosophy graduate student TA gets us together for our first study session of the year and walks us through the syllabus.
TA: This semester, we'll be talking about Aristotle, Descartes and Plato.
Engineer: We'll we be taking our tests on PLATO?
TA: Yes, we will have two midterms and a final and we will cover Plato.
Engineer: No, I mean will we be taking all our tests on the PLATO system.
TA: I don't know what you mean, but yes, you will be tested on Plato.
Engineer: No, I mean.
Me: The TA is talking about the philosopher Plato while Mr. Engineer is talking about an online testing computer called PLATO.
Rest of class, befuddled, me rolling my eyes.
TA: This semester, we'll be talking about Aristotle, Descartes and Plato. Engineer: We'll we be taking our tests on PLATO? TA: Yes, we will have two midterms and a final and we will cover Plato. Engineer: No, I mean will we be taking all our tests on the PLATO system. TA: I don't know what you mean, but yes, you will be tested on Plato. Engineer: No, I mean. Me: The TA is talking about the philosopher Plato while Mr. Engineer is talking about an online testing computer called PLATO. Rest of class, befuddled, me rolling my eyes.