Quality of Education Through Testing

[lolojapan]

There are people that we encounter periodically that will question the quality of education via testing. Usually these people attended a brick and mortar school where they had professors that were teaching to the test. They would often be given obvious clues in the classroom as to what would be important. They also had the benefit of upper class students who knew what was on the tests.

We, who are acquiring our education via testing, have no such luxuries. We have no professors to give us subtle clues, no upper class students to buy answers from, and no notes handed down to us by students who took the class last year. In essence we have to study harder, know more information, and cover a wider scope of material in order to pass the exams. It also requires an incredible amount of self discipline to study when there are no study buddies to get you through when you feel like you want to stop.

This is the answer that I give to those who question my quality of education through testing. Don't ever let anyone demean the quality of your education just because they had a different venue for theirs!