This could be done with tests, by having open book tests. The point of a test is to check if you are capable on your own, and not piggybacking on someone elses

This could be done with tests, by having open book tests. The point of a test is to check if you are capable on your own, and not piggybacking on someone elses intellect or hard work. It is true, that in the real world, the resources available to use are infinitely larger than a classroom or a teaching setting. But your idea springs from lack of understanding about the true purpose of education, i.e, to groom children to think. Alas, modern education has become a cesspool of rote learning, atleast in my country, India.