Oreo the Kitty Graduates From Online 'High School'
Collins did admit to MSNBC that he gave Oreo a little bit of help with her coursework at the online-only Jefferson High School. (The cat, though, did sit on Collins's lap throughout the test.) Fortunately, when Collins got an answer wrong, the program gave him a 'hint,' all but marking the correct answer for him. The cat-and-man team 'graduated,' but that doesn't mean Oreo is going to college. Collins chose Jefferson High because it only cost $200; those 'college diplomas' usually run $800 to $1,200.
While the Better Business Bureau doesn't mean to insult the kitty's obvious intelligence, it does continue to point out that the only way to receive a legitimate GED is to head into an official testing center and pass the exam. So, what about the high school programs that count 'life experience' (like a student's musical tastes, or the way they work out) as ways of getting credit? Frauds. The BBB outlines red flags surrounding online schools, alerting Americans that if it's too good to be true, it probably is.
Still, we offer congratulations to Oreo for working against the Internet stereotypes of cats as grammar butchers and hedonistic keyboard players. Let's see dogs get diplomas, huh? [From: MSNBC.com]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsTammy AshleyAug 17th 2009 4:26PM
Cute story, cute cat. I believe all cats are intelligent enough to get a high school diploma..... if its the ones that are offered on line.
rickAug 17th 2009 9:00PM
I'm LOL! There was an article last week about a study that found some dogs were as smart as a two year old human child.
I can easily believe that cats are as smart as most human teenagers - because they both mind about as well.
jakeAug 17th 2009 10:59PM
this is so bull
ashleyishikawaAug 18th 2009 1:29AM
....hmm maybe I should enroll my tuxedo cat too.....
COOKIEJLWAug 18th 2009 1:29AM
LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CAT.HATS OFF, TO THE OWNER.YOU HAD YOUR THINKING CAP ON. LOVE THE CAT. NOT TO MENTION THE NEWSPAPPER ,SHE IS LAYING ON.MY NAME IS, COOKIE WILLIFORD. AND IF YOU KNOW MY LAST NAME IN GA. YOU WILL KNOW WHERE I AM COMIN FROM.
Dorothy Ellen WhitsellAug 18th 2009 1:31AM
Oreo, like all felines, is blessed with beauty, grace, poise, serenity, and wisdom. She doesn't need a diploma to prove that. Many people graduate from high school and college who essentially learned nothing there. If cats could ever learn to understand, if not speak, human language, quite a few of them could hold their own in a lot of human classrooms. But in reality our animal friends and companions have a lot more to teach us than vice versa.
JB652248Aug 19th 2009 2:22PM
One can't help but wonder if this isn't going on at some of the online universities, many of whom are accreditated.
irrAug 19th 2009 2:32PM
Excellent expose' thank you. I hope that people realize that, that is what this is, and not just some cute story. Seriously, this online school gave a HS diploma to a cat... Looks like the cat is out of the bag (snicker).
stafspAug 19th 2009 2:35PM
aol headline " high school degree "
What the heck is a High School Degree and were does one get one.
May be it is a degree for cats only. Given by aol to cat that can read and write.
sadiemae1214Aug 19th 2009 2:40PM
Ms. Dorothy, spoken like a true animal lover and believer. I have 4 cats and they never cease to amaze me.
sadiemae1214Aug 19th 2009 2:42PM
stafsp, you obviously didn't receive one because you can't spell. It's "where" not "were"
stafspAug 19th 2009 4:27PM
Thank you for catching my type O. But your hight school comment was an over reach. You have no idea how many degrees, I do have. I know when someone
has to strike out like you did. They usally have a serious self asteem problem. Work on it.
1MightyCeltAug 19th 2009 2:45PM
My dog was approved for a credit card --- with a $10,000 line--- from a major bank. I don't find it too surprising that a cat can get a HS on-line degree. But this is a crock since the feline obviously could not type and the human was in charge of the responses. Cats are too intellegent for HS anyway....they are born with Master Degrees in Human Manipulation.
stafspAug 19th 2009 2:49PM
This online degree (diploma) from an online hight school. Must carry a lot of weight for someone looking for a job. And giving one to a cat will improve it's value even more.
jbjg24mAug 19th 2009 2:53PM
now i've heard it all !
poeticmelody08Aug 19th 2009 2:56PM
o...k. thats really cute yet strange at the same time.
emeraldomniAug 19th 2009 3:09PM
@ 1MightyCelt...your comment made me smile. Cats are excellent at manipulation. They can be vicious too, like when they "play" with mice before killing them. Good news story.
bradAug 19th 2009 3:29PM
Cute kitty and funny story, if only cats could talk...oh wait they do when I smoke pot joke!
stfspAug 19th 2009 4:15PM
To cat lovers every were. Get a life. Your cat will eat a roach a dead mouse or rat.
and wrost also sleep in a sewer.
And you spend your money on fancy cat food and a comfortable bed. You are right the cat is much smarter than you are.
SquigglesAug 19th 2009 5:11PM
I'll get both my dog and my cat a HS diploma and then send them to work at McDonald's. About time they help paying some of the bills around here!