Finals are being taken by the majority of college students in the next couple of weeks as the last surge towards the end of the school year is upon us. This has lead me to question the need for finals and the American educational system as a whole. A professor recently told me that she could not stand how American students only learn for test, and then proceed to tell the class that we needed to be prepared for a three part comprehensive final that would affect 30% of our grade. Now I understand that finals are to test your level of knowledge over the course of the semester, and see if anyone really gave a shit and came to class, but at the same time, how am I supposed to remember things I learned in early January about Meso-American cultures and how they affects the American colonists which of course lead to the American Revolution which then had something to do with the Civil War...right?
Needless to say, the current American educational system is taught to stress functioning well in a class and being able to comprehend enough material by test time.
Needless to say, the current American educational system is taught to stress functioning well in a class and being able to comprehend enough material by test time.
