It is tough bookkeeping for schools these days. Some enterprising students failed to tune in on Zoom. They got a job at the store, the plant, the hospital making $13 an hour, better pay than attending school. Now the educational clerks are tallying up and many students didn't get credit for history and geology. They didn't take the test or do a project, much less attend class. So what should schools do: require students who can't pass a test to take a class or forget the requirement.
Cue the principal's wife and the dean's son. The wife is well-educated, raised a family, is a pillar of the community and knows life. She is a valuable citizen and a contributor to local life and events. On top of that, she has kept the principal fed and in good health for 26 years. Bring in the dean's son. He graduated from high school and from college. Now, he oversees development of handy phone apps. Pay the wife and the son $56 each for their time and effort. Show them the test that students take for history credit and for that geology credit. Take the scores the two make and average them. Any student who takes those tests and scores at the average or better gets special credit.
