All education works best when customized for the learner. In your case (and mine!) you prefer to learn without the possibility that someone will ridicule you f

All education works best when customized for the learner. In your case (and mine!) you prefer to learn without the possibility that someone will ridicule you for making a mistake. Many people actually learn faster/better when the threat of ridicule is on the table, though. Assigning homework actually has the same effect as the in-class quiz, since it forces each student to reach in the same way and would be another example.