Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for November 18, 2015
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November 19, 2015
Transcript:
Mr. D.: There's going to be an open-book test tomorrow. Michael: What exactly is being tested if we can just look in a book for the answers? Mr.: I see your point - we'll have the test, but without your books. Michael: I thought you always said there's no such thing as a dumb question.
Chithing Premium Member over 8 years ago
Well….except for that one.
grumpyseibel over 8 years ago
you do have to know where to look in the book and read it to find the answer
cabalonrye over 8 years ago
You will need to read the answer rather than copy and paste from Wiki
derdave969 over 8 years ago
The idea works well for things like formulas and so on. The difficulty I saw it create was that students wouldn’t study (I’ll have the book, duh) and spent an incredible amount of time looking for each answer and so ran out of time. The method I used was to let them bring a hand written cheat sheet. The time they spent working on the cheat sheet was effectively their most productive studying.
GROG Premium Member over 8 years ago
Sometimes it’s best just to keep your big yap shut.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 8 years ago
Agreed Mike.
erin.adamic Premium Member over 8 years ago
I don’t know. If it’s there in front of you, it’s not really learning. It’s just a matter of running out of time.
rekam Premium Member over 8 years ago
Michael, open mouth insert foot.