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Report Card: Carl Gauss

December 2, 2015

Gauss marked down for using clever shortcuts.

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Carl Gauss, A−: "Carl is a very clever young man! However, he often employs shortcuts of his own devising rather than solving problems by the proper methods. This is an area for him to improve next semester."

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