What's Gone Wrong in Schooling?
Even in America, education isn&#x27;t like that, is it?. I&#x27;ve done a college entrance exam from there and it was full of questions that required problem solving, understanding, and intelligence, not naming concepts. I even remember being surprised how it managed to avoid using the names of concepts in the questions and described scenarios instead.<p>I&#x27;ve been a teacher in other countries and it&#x27;s not like that there either. No test would ever ask that question about combustion. Even not knowing a word wasn&#x27;t penalized - if the student could convey the idea with a picture or slang or whatever, that would be fine too.<p>Whenever I had the freedom to, I&#x27;d make my tests open-book or bring-your-own-notes. I&#x27;d also give them any formulas they&#x27;d need. Rote memorization wasn&#x27;t going to help them.