this week i have finals. as usual, around this time i procrastinate and have trouble focusing on studying. in my procrastination, i wonder who came up with the idea of cramming an exam for each course into one week. this doesnt promote learning at all, but instead forces students to memorize as much as possible in a few days time. doing so almost guarantees that students will forget the information following the exam. thus, the idea of final exams is nonsensical.
an alternative testing technique may advocate learning and understanding rather than cramming and forgetting. the only thing i can think of is perhaps spacing out exams. while this solution wouldnt be feasible at large universities, smaller colleges could make use of it. students would take only one or two exams per week in the final two to three weeks of each semester.
i'm off to go memorize some material that i'll soon forget...hopefully not before my exams.
After watching Thabeet for three years (including this past season at every game) I know he deserves to be a top 5 draft pick. The improvement he showed from his sophomore to junior year was amazing. After playing basketball for only a few years, Thabeet was the NCAA defensive player of the year two years in a row. Aside from his daunting height and blocked shots, Thabeet's offensive game has improved drastically. In warm-ups this year I saw him shoot consistent 15 footers. Its only a matter of time until that becomes a part of his game. In the paint he is a little soft, but the intensity he needs is only going to come with experience with the big boys.
I just read an article that they're adding the one millionth word to the english dictionary. Finally! what have they been waiting for? The problem is the words they are considering adding. "defriend" and "noob" are two in the running to the be the one millionth word.
