Way Above My Pay Grade

When this student was asked the difficult question, "How might Colombia solve the problem of guerrillas trying to control the country?" they gave the honest answer, "If a country can't figure it out, how can I?" They probably knew they weren't being asked to solve international problems, but they were clearly tired of being asked difficult political questions. You sometimes simply have to put your hands up and say that it's too much for you to handle.
This amusing answer is great because it shows how some test questions might ask too much of the kids who take them, and this youngster recognized it.
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