Granted, one's grade in a middle school chorus class won't likely prevent one from getting into college or snagging a job. Still, this scenario mystifies me: The chorus teacher, Mr. B., announced to the class, "If (this student who is about to name the lines and spaces of the treble and bass clefs while I put down flashcards on a stool) can name 50 lines and spaces in a minute, I will put a row of As by everyone's name. If he can't do it, however, I will put a row of Cs by everyone's name."
Luckily, the student identified 50 lines and spaces in 60 seconds, so we were all given an extra A--even though that made no sense.
