/sci/ - Science & Math

>>8048119

> Where is your incentive to go actually make something stick if you're just allowed use the book constantly?

Your incentive comes from learning more about your craft and/or getting payed anon.

> Do you honestly think you'd know as much about science or maths now if you were just allowed to use the book on tests constantly?

Yes, because the only reason we retain such knowledge for so long is because we put so much stock in books in the first place. Our main medium to store scientific and mathematical knowledge came not from some test you take for 45 mins but from a book that took centuries to fill up.

The typical test you take on paper are just cheap alternatives to the much more preferred but expensive live demonstrations. This is the cost of making education compulsory to the public, you have to cut corners on proving someone's understanding of materials especially when you have a set amount of students for at BEST two hours a day (which most programs on the college or k-12 level don't have). Don't confuse these paper tests you take as the sentinels of final understanding. They exist because not everyone has the time of day for you to properly demonstrate your ability in a given subject.

> What good is a doctor if they don't know anything? Anyone can open a textbook and look at what the ailment is.

The purpose of a doctor is to provide the educated second opinion on those ailments. They are people who went through the ringer to prove to the public and medical community that "yes, I can be trusted with another human's well being and life". They are not meant to be some living encyclopedia, they are meant to be the person who can properly investigate your condition using materials and tools that you know jack shit about to prove if you have an ailment and suggest or provide necessary treatment.

>help out a girl with homework
>Hey anon you're so smart, you should be a teacher