Just when you thought that students couldn't get any more focused on grades instead of learning:
"LAS VEGAS — Think you're going to ace freshman year? Want to put money on that? A website called Ultrinsic is taking wagers on grades from students at 36 colleges nationwide starting this month. Just as Las Vegas sports books set odds on football games, Ultrinsic will pay you top dollar for A's, a little less for the more likely outcome of a B average or better, and so on. You can also wager you'll fail a class by buying what Ultrinsic calls "grade insurance."" More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/10/ultrinsic-sponsors-gambli_n_676624.html or: http://tinyurl.com/3333sku -Don. Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4102 or send a blank email to leave-4102-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
