This is true, but as a counterpoint, most math and science exams in high school give you partial credit for trying to reason through the problem even if the fin

This is true, but as a counterpoint, most math and science exams in high school give you partial credit for trying to reason through the problem even if the final answer is wrong. I had one physics teacher who would sometimes give full credit even if the final answer was wrong due to an arithmetic error. She was awesome; I still think of her as an inspiring figure.