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Exactly. If we go from the assumption that the whole point of lectures and courses is to acquire knowledge, doesn't it make sense to make sure knowledge is inde

Exactly. If we go from the assumption that the whole point of lectures and courses is to acquire knowledge, doesn't it make sense to make sure knowledge is indeed acquired. There's that saying that amateurs practice until they get it right and pros practice until they can't get it wrong. A perfect score in the current configuration tells you that the students didn't just persist through the course, they went back and filled the gaps and made sure they get it right even if they got it wrong at first.

tyre 11y ago
But is that long-term knowledge? In college I took a class and, after the first session, realized the professor was utter shit[1]. I did not attend a single subsequent class or complete any reading/assignments. After cramming for the midterm for 10 hours, I earned an 80% and dropped the class to prove a point[2]. Could not tell you a single thing that was part of that class, but I got a lot of questions right. [1]: He was hired because the college wanted his wife, so they hired them both. Terrible hiring practice. [2]: Yes, I was a pain in the ass at that age.
- Jugurtha 11y ago
  Preaching to the choir, tyre: I have a catastrophic college track record, 9 years instead of 5, almost expelled, extremely poor grades, missed exams, pissed off some teachers because I didn't think their course was worth the time (because I knew more about the subject than they did and they weren't okay with that even though I shut my mouth unless they said something wrong and I would suggest something correct very discreetly, privately, and as a question not even a statement, giving them the opportunity to take credit for the embedded answer. Yet they didn't like it).. Those very same teachers would entrust me with the class to answer questions or assist students when I was there, and then give me poor grades. It's hurting me right now because a recruiter would look at my grades and think I'm stupid, so you do have a point. I was looking at it from the personal quest to quench the thirst for knowledge, not how it looked from the outside.

tyre 11y ago

But is that long-term knowledge? In college I took a class and, after the first session, realized the professor was utter shit[1]. I did not attend a single subsequent class or complete any reading/assignments. After cramming for the midterm for 10 hours, I earned an 80% and dropped the class to prove a point[2]. Could not tell you a single thing that was part of that class, but I got a lot of questions right. [1]: He was hired because the college wanted his wife, so they hired them both. Terrible hiring practice. [2]: Yes, I was a pain in the ass at that age.

Jugurtha 11y ago
Preaching to the choir, tyre: I have a catastrophic college track record, 9 years instead of 5, almost expelled, extremely poor grades, missed exams, pissed off some teachers because I didn't think their course was worth the time (because I knew more about the subject than they did and they weren't okay with that even though I shut my mouth unless they said something wrong and I would suggest something correct very discreetly, privately, and as a question not even a statement, giving them the opportunity to take credit for the embedded answer. Yet they didn't like it).. Those very same teachers would entrust me with the class to answer questions or assist students when I was there, and then give me poor grades. It's hurting me right now because a recruiter would look at my grades and think I'm stupid, so you do have a point. I was looking at it from the personal quest to quench the thirst for knowledge, not how it looked from the outside.