Logarithms Suck
Why does it get so hard to keep up with people in school? Are some people smart because they were born that way, or what? You begin to question you abilities when bad test grades begin popping up.
But then, why do we have tests anyway? Well, they are measures of our intelligence, telling teachers and other scholars where we stand on the academic ladder. They were once viewed as a small side-effect of the actual learning process.
However, twentieth-century thinking has reversed that value. Now, people don't want to learn things for the sake of learning them anymore, they just want to learn what they can use on a test. And then, it suddenly becomes a huge competition to be on top. And a lot of classes nowadays exist mainly for the purpose of getting you ready for some test. That's the only reason they changed the scheduling at my school. It was to allow for more time to prepare for those damned tests.
I don't know about anybody else, but I take advanced classes because I want to learn things, and gain a deep understanding of them. The tests can go screw themselves. The reason you go to school is to learn how to manipulate and handle the real world. Sure, you might be good at taking tests, but are those test-taking skills going to help you do your future job any better? I don't think so. But let me hear what you think about it.
But then, why do we have tests anyway? Well, they are measures of our intelligence, telling teachers and other scholars where we stand on the academic ladder. They were once viewed as a small side-effect of the actual learning process.
However, twentieth-century thinking has reversed that value. Now, people don't want to learn things for the sake of learning them anymore, they just want to learn what they can use on a test. And then, it suddenly becomes a huge competition to be on top. And a lot of classes nowadays exist mainly for the purpose of getting you ready for some test. That's the only reason they changed the scheduling at my school. It was to allow for more time to prepare for those damned tests.
I don't know about anybody else, but I take advanced classes because I want to learn things, and gain a deep understanding of them. The tests can go screw themselves. The reason you go to school is to learn how to manipulate and handle the real world. Sure, you might be good at taking tests, but are those test-taking skills going to help you do your future job any better? I don't think so. But let me hear what you think about it.