I can definitely tell which of my teachers at university fell into that camp and which didn't. The classes where I left feeling like I learnt the most were the

I can definitely tell which of my teachers at university fell into that camp and which didn't. The classes where I left feeling like I learnt the most were the ones where the assignments challenged us and were a core part of the teaching. In many other classes the teaching and the assignments felt separate, with the assignments just existing to test our knowledge rather than grow our skills.