I have no problem when someone is in a crunch and may have to cram due to medical reasons. However, it should be noted, that cramming or memorizing is a temporary process of information. Minutes after memorizing, the brains release the information if it determines that the constraints are over with. US educational institutions have unknowingly gravitated towards this type of student, and now it’s difficult to undo. Therefore, elite schools accepting students based on grades are not getting the best quality outcomes. Consider the type of Medical Doctors we are graduating today? They are not critical thinkers, which is a primary skill that is needed in order to deduce problems and find solutions. Yet, many are not doing anything about it, because they would ultimately damage their reputation if the real testing methods were implemented. I only hope that we move quickly to rectify this issue, as it only seems to be a problem here in the US and nothing has been done to accept the problem.
