- When you are given an objective test:
"It doesn't let you express yourself." - When you are given an essay test:
"It's so vague. You don't know what's expected." - When you are given many minor tests:
"Why not have a few big ones? This keeps you on edge all the time." - When you are given a few major tests:
"Too much depends on each one." - When you are given no tests:
"It's not fair. How can he possible judge what we know?" - When every part of the subject is taken up in class:
"Oh, he just follows the book." - When you are asked to study a part of the subject by yourself:
"Why we never even discussed it!" - When the course is in lecture form:
"We never get a chance to say anything!" - When the course consists of informal lecture and discussion:
"He just sits there. Who wants to hear the students? He doesn’t know how to teach the course." - When detailed material is presented:
"What's the use? You forget it all after the exam anyway." - When general principles are presented:
"What did we learn? We knew that before we took the course."
Alibi-ography for Students
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