>"Factoids" is a laughable metric for learning. Not if learning those factoids allows one to move up the chain, from what is probably a terrible teacher to one

>"Factoids" is a laughable metric for learning. Not if learning those factoids allows one to move up the chain, from what is probably a terrible teacher to one that is hopefully, better. Or, those factoids might get you a job where one can begin to learn outside of a scholastic setting which isn't ideal for every personality. I realize it's not ideal. That's why it's such a difficult problem. I come from a country (and province) with an incredibly powerful teacher's union. So I've seen what happens when teacher's are not held accountable for anything. >"This test asked for complex thought, the grading should require complex thought" Do you trust the average teacher to be a good judge of "complex thought"?