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Originally Posted by valo403
Exactly, such as not spending your time churning out product that you already have down at the expense of learning additional material.
Why should a student spend 2 hours doing math problems they already understand when they could be learning something else? Even if they spend that extra time playing Call of Duty there's no gain occurring, it's nothing more than busy work.
I'm all for the 100% testing model, at least for advanced students. I spent 3 years in courses where 100% of the grade was based on a single exam. Do your readings if you want, pay attention in class if you want, but you better be prepared on test day or you're screwed. I can't think of a better way to teach personal accountability.
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At a young age, kids don'
t have an innate sense of personal accountability. That's why they're forced to do homework.
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