There's an chapter in "Surely you're joking Mr. Feynmann" about something similar. Students in Brazil achieved fantastic marks in exams, but were unable to tra

There's an chapter in "Surely you're joking Mr. Feynmann" about something similar. Students in Brazil achieved fantastic marks in exams, but were unable to translate memorized formulas to practical use. The chapter is online here http://randomgraphs.blogspot.com/2009/06/feynman-on-education.html http://randomgraphs.blogspot.com/2009/06/feynman-on-educatio...