While I highly doubt his conspiracy theory, my experience has been similar. Exams measure mindless problem solving by memorized pattern matching instead of unde

While I highly doubt his conspiracy theory, my experience has been similar. Exams measure mindless problem solving by memorized pattern matching instead of understanding. Instead of a coherent understanding you need to memorize how to solve a few problems, as the exam will ask minor variations of homework or book problems. Even with a lot of intelligence and understanding you realistically won't be able to come up with the answers to them without having seen the solution to a very similar problem before.