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You mention "as in work", but let's be clear here: "looking up how to do it" is not really a profession. Professionals are the ones who could write the stuff th
by mannykannot 4y ago
You mention "as in work", but let's be clear here: "looking up how to do it" is not really a profession. Professionals are the ones who could write the stuff the former are searching for, explain why it works, and have the good judgment to choose a good solution over a poor one.
- Aperocky 4y agoI am in full agreement with you, the tests as conducted in favor of rote memorization would be rendered useless in this regard as all the answer would be behind a simple search and the student would have learned nothing. Therefore the test must change to be more engaging and more in depth, or be replaced with a final project.
- TheAceOfHearts 4y agoEven exceptionally smart people will often write guides and explanations at their peak, only to come back to reference them later. I've encountered cases of people looking up questions on StackOverflow for which they themselves wrote the answer many years ago.
- mannykannot 4y agoOf course, and nothing I wrote above presumes or implies otherwise. True professionals make frequent and effective searches, but not from a position deficient in knowledge and understanding of the domain.