Dum de dum dum… a smart guy said this:
I remember, that as a student in high school, I would often question my math and science teachers after school about topics that we covered only superficially in class. A good 80-90% of the time, however, their reply would be “Don’t worry. You won’t be tested on it,” and out of politeness, I wouldn’t ask them any further. I was quite annoyed at that answer, since my reason to learn wasn’t to pass some exit exam or do well on the SAT’s. Currently, in Stanford, I’m learning the same topics that I queried about in high school, and that makes me realize that exit exams are a simple excuse to limit the learning of curious, intellectual students. –Upadhyayula Prajakta