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Your prof was a douche. Perhaps he required some special language to get through to him but you never know.

I know profs who would be more than happy that someone took some initiative.

At the same time the same prof was completely cognizant of how the game was played.

When I took a course and answered like a sane person, he held his head in his hands and directed me to a few students who reminded me that a 5 point answer was a minimum of 1 page of regurgitation.

I had even more fun when I spoke to the bio med students. I remember their jaws dropping to the ground when I described how I had worked on an autoclave/run gels and generally had fun running genetic experiments over summer break.

Their final project? Making ghaghras and perfect pineapple juice - because the board had decreed that graduates should have some "usable skills once they are in the real world."