It's the system that's at fault. The kids want to cram for the test because the GPA follows them, like the Akashic Records, and that's why you get textbooks th

It's the system that's at fault. The kids want to cram for the test because the GPA follows them, like the Akashic Records, and that's why you get textbooks that promote un-understood shortcuts. You will have encountered the problem if you have taught university or highschool, and you will have identified it as a hard problem.