Do teachers really do this?

[justin]

So my niece was telling me that her teacher lets them write down on a 3x5 card all the information they can for a test. It sounded sorta funny to me. Do they really do that?

 

[MatthewR]

?? Not at my kids school. I bet the kids would love it though- No more studying needed. Just need to practice writing really small so they can have the answers!

 

[AdoptedDad]

No, at my kids schools that is considered cheating. How is a child supposed to learn anything if they know their teacher is going to let them cheat and have the answers right in front of them?

 

[BigJohn]

I used to have some teachers that let us do it. I specifically remember it being allowed for our high school geometry class. It was an exercise in practicing how small you could write.

 

[MickL]

Actually it's the first time I hear about it. In my high school and college, there were indeed open-book tests where you can open certain or any books to help you do the exam.

 

[SilverVeil]

For the classes that were more than whether you comprehend what you read, sometimes we were allowed to have open book tests, like in Constitutional Government or civics.

 

[Caleb]

I can't imagine letting kids do this- How will they learn the material they need to learn? I wonder what types of classes are doing this? I would be ok with it for social studies (history).

 

[Kenny]

I remember having this in middle school and high school for some classes and we also had open book tests both in high school and college. Personally, I think it has more to do with the teacher looking like the kids are learning well than them actually learning anything.