I am annoyed! - rant

[Urbannaja]

In my opinion, a class or a clep is just as effective at learning in nearly all subjects as long as the student puts forth the effort to make it so. Someone who truly puts forth the time and effort to study for an exam can definitely learn more about the subject than a student who only puts forth the minimal effort in a B&M class. Also, not all professors teach their class as broadly as clep covers, so those students might miss out on alot of different courses (for example, I took a soviet history class, which didn't cover half of what's in the dsst history of the USSR..mainly because my prof was a little addled). On the flip side, if you have a great prof and you're putting forth the effort, you SHOULD learn more in a B&M class than in self-study...if only because it's being taught by an expert and there's most likely more time involved.

You just get out what you put in- clep or B&M.