Why fern is an animal? HELP!!!

last SG · 2009-11-26T15:33:11+00:00

Teacher can't do much... it's in the syllabus.

kcockicht SG

Btw, this is not abt grades... This is to find out who's right, who's wrong and why... Clarification...

well if that question marks the line between getting 78 marks and 80 marks, one step into a higher grade for exmaple then its all about grades - it can determine if you get to where you want to be, at work or further education.

yes there is nothing wrong about persuiing what is just and right. but maybe the teacher go by the book, to mark fern as an animal instead of plant, a flaw in the system and grading so there is nothing wrong about that.

i did try to apply such actions at work, but at the wrong time, wrong situation on wrong people it will mean hell for the rest of the time within the company.

so yeah now that's life.

but just remember not to go to hard even if you know what you are doing is right. you can apply that at work since after education work is a very differnt think. sometime it will go by the book but most of the time it won't.

EarlNeo SG

as for question 2, its abit harder. unless u perform possible choice of elimination. As mention above, bacteria aint fungi.

So if you are asked question like: is mushrooms a plant or animal.... that will b abit hard to answer, unless u can choose neither or both.....

Definition of fungi: kingdom of heterotrophic single-celled, multinucleated, or multicellular organisms, including yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. The organisms live as parasites, symbionts, or saprobes (see saprophyte). Previously classified in the plant kingdom, fungi are nonmotile, like plants, but lack the vascular tissues (phloem and xylem) that form the true roots, stems, and leaves of plants. Most coenocytic (multinucleated) or multicelluar fungi are composed of multiple filaments, called hyphae, grouped together into a discrete organism called a mycelium. The cell walls of fungi are of chitin or other noncellulose compounds. In many ways fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants, and they have been thought to share a common protist ancestor with animals. A recent classification system suggested by nucleic acid (genetic material) comparisons places the fungi with the animals and the plants in an overarching taxonomic group called the eukarya.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

i did try to apply such actions at work, but at the wrong time, wrong situation on wrong people it will mean hell for the rest of the time within the company.

so yeah now that's life.

Again I'll repeat if u dun understand... this has nthing to do with grades... why are u soooo concern and keep linking it to grading and work?

TS just wanted to understand why the teachers say Fern is an animal instead of a plant... do u choose to accept ur mistake without reason or do u choose to understand it instead?

Forbiddensinner SG

Die lor....

She did not learn about the term amphibian, yet. Ya, Chew is right, the correct answer should be bacteria.

Die lor.....

Mushrooms/moulds also grow on decaying food/timbers and dead bodies, in general, do we still classify them as plant-related category?

Mushrooms and moulds are not plants. They are fungi.

Some of the teachers are... nvm, don't want to badmouth myself

mlmersrlosers SG

my dog is call fern, she is an animal

dukedracula SG

this ought to be taken directly with the teacher, which is what i do whenever i have queries with my kids' work and resolved many issues, and sometimes the teachers were indeed incorrect, especially when it comes to exams they have answer keys to follow so the teacher may not be the one who's the idiot...or it could just be an oversight....

Dejomel SG

Check with the school's Head of Department. The end.

kcockicht SG

Again I'll repeat if u dun understand... this has nthing to do with grades... why are u soooo concern and keep linking it to grading and work?

TS just wanted to understand why the teachers say Fern is an animal instead of a plant... do u choose to accept ur mistake without reason or do u choose to understand it instead?

because u think the teacher also toopid? the teacher probably knows but its the system of marking the wuestion for answers. unless somebody change the way the answer is suppose to be then nothing is going to happen. the answers are in books and internet, encyclopedias etc but unless the way to mark the papers change the techer is following to the prescribe answers to the question. unless the paper is set by the teacher herself and she also created the answer then you can say the teacher is wrong. the answers were provided to the TS but the issue here is more than the answwer. its the system and whether one who teaches can change it or not.

kcockicht SG

if the answers are fixed then really have to appeal to the exam board.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

/me facepalm...

TS is looking for clarification and since ur first post, u have not mention little or anything to do with Fern... in the end, U keep insisting and continue to talk abt "grading not important", "your working habits", "your view on life". "your view on the system"...

Instead of providing clarification, you have to go out of point, write some fancy stuffs that is better off at speaker's corner...

Why try to complicate everything when TS is simply asking for clarification ??? Again, I'll rephrase... TS is not trying to challenge the system or anything and is just simply trying to understand why did the teacher says it's wrong...

I'll still suggest TS go ask the teacher for an explanation... I personally dun think anyone could help the teacher explain as they themselves are not exact same person as the teacher... For all u might know, the teacher could have been lacked of slp and made a mistake? might never know until u asked...

funnypig SG

A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified

can this help u brother

LHQZ SG

Ya, I got this from Wikipedia. Really a zillion thanks to everybody for your valuable views.

Given 2 Qs set on fern and all answers directed to "Fern is not a plant". The understanding is definitely wrong, and this is not careless mistake.

Since the teacher will be my kid's form teacher next year, I have to handle it tactfully. Not only Science, English and Maths also taught by her. I sincerely hope that the teacher is willing to calrify with open mind.

I think I will approach the teacher first, give her opportunity to explain. If School is responsible, I will check with the School/Subject-Master. If nobody able to answer, then I have no choice but to turn to MOE for help.

I hope not to cause unneccessary tension and too hope that nothing will affect the teacher's career path. Juz for clarification, and try to alert the School and public, if education is given on loosen ground, wat expectation can we set for the next generation? Check up your kid's homework and test papers, no matter how busy you are (negligent, this is my mistake).

Again, a zillion thanks to everybody. :)

SBS7484P SG

Yes. My real worry is "learning the wrong thing/knowledge under the name of compulsory education".

Grades? Too far to come to that.

That teacher also teaches Maths, English and Science.

i'm betting a small amount that my grammar and vocabulary is probably better than his/hers.

LHQZ SG

ChingAlvin SG

why cant u all see that the teacher made an honest mistake when marking the papers??.

LHQZ SG

With 2 twisted corrections next to the big cross?

the Bear SG

With 2 twisted corrections next to the big cross?

what do you mean?

LHQZ SG

My kid is honestly confused.

She asked, when can I trust the teacher and when can I trust you? I can't answer.

I can't say things like DON'T LISTEN TO YOUR TEACHER. Me too hope that this is a careless mistake, but my kid will not trust the teacher anymore and that will affect her attention in class. How?

Red cross marked by teacher. Correction written on white board during revision and my kid copied down with green pen.

the Bear SG

strange... the wrongly classified one is actually "bacteria" coz bacteria is not fungi..

was the "correction" in green? i.e. the (1) and the (Fern) ?

btw.. grammar error: It belongs to Animals.

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