I might start doing a random 'thought of the day', based off of things I find online. This probably won't work, as I have many millions of thoughts all fighting for attention, and then my 'thought of the day' post turns into a ranty post instead.
Anyway.
This just popped up in my RSS feed (click it for a bigger picture). I love that site. And I just thought it was very true. How much crap have you learnt over your life, that you have forgotten the second you walk out of that exam hall?
I studied Law at A Level. Since my A2 year was mostly spent skipping classes and drinking mochas in Starbucks (yeah, we were the students that sat in coffee shops. Now they all sit in pubs. Philistines!), I devoted all my revision time to Law (and my Psychology and Drama grades suffered as a result).
I ended up getting an A in Law. And after that I thought I'd never need my legal knowledge again. So I forgot it all! I burnt all my notes (ahh, happy days), and sold my textbooks on eBay.
Then one day, after I had dropped out of the University of Kent, I decided to study Law with the Open University. Obviously because I am a glutton for punishment. And you know what? I really had forgotten almost everything.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why exams are a load of crap (although since I am better at exams than coursework, I don't really know why I'm saying this!). Any normal student will cram before their exam, and forget everything immediately after they walk out of that exam hall and into the nearest pub (after an exam is no time for coffee).
So ends my nonsensical thought of the day.
1 comments:
I agree. Exams ARE a waste of time and not an accurate representation of an individual's knowledge. Hence why I LOVE that I am on a course that doesn't have exams. Moohaha!!!
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