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[–] Sparkega@sh.itjust.works 321 points 2 days ago (22 children)

Before the internet, Cliff Notes were popular books that summarized and provided insight into meaning for classical literature. Students used them in place of reading the actual book.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 146 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Some teachers would take the cliff notes for a book their classes reading, and make sure none of their questions were mentioned or relevant to the cliff notes themselves. So you could have real bangers of tests that ask weird ass questions that no reasonable person would remember from the book. What color was the dance card given to the main protagonist and The Great Gatsby dance scene?

So you end up with tests that are just trivia, and don't talk about any thematic issues, or generally recognize themes or takeaways. Crazy times

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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