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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Dec 2016

      Almost every adult I know has the recurring nightmare about having to take an exam in a class they've never attended.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Dec 2016

      I wonder if this will one day seem an obvious sign we're doing something wrong.

      10:32 AM - 13 Dec 2016
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        1. Garrett Carroll‏ @ValhallanMusic 13 Dec 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          Hopefully. Truthfully, college functions the same as my job. Training/Learning with no real application. Though I did intern.

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        1. Garrett Carroll‏ @ValhallanMusic 13 Dec 2016
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          Partially on my own accord, I got an internship to do work in my field.

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        1. Firas Durri‏ @firasd 13 Dec 2016
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          One way to think about this: in an exam the stakes are high but artificial--Real world high stakes more psychologically sound?

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        1. Omar Bohsali‏ @omarish 13 Dec 2016
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          recurring dreams are fascinating, especially those which many people share: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/radical-teaching/200909/recurring-final-exam-dream ….pic.twitter.com/ZC6WXKQtTU

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        2. Prateek Sharma  ☕️‏ @prateeks 13 Dec 2016
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          fear-driven action is easier to create than intrinsic self motivation, hence the hack used by educators and even parents.

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        3. Prateek Sharma  ☕️‏ @prateeks 13 Dec 2016
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          hopefully, we'll discover better models of education. My 6yo goes to http://sfbrightworks.org . Impressed their approach to learning.

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        1. Mike Morton‏ @theycallmemorty 13 Dec 2016
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          In Canada men have nightmares about being at the hockey rink, game is about to start and can't find skates

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        1. Hasan M‏ @Hasmanean 13 Dec 2016
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          yes, the structure of knowledge should be similar enough across fields that a well-rounded person should get a 60% just by fudging it

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        2. Artur Adib‏ @r2r 13 Dec 2016
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          my wife and I talk about this all the time (it happens to both of us). It may also be that we mostly are and know type As...

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        3. Sam Phillips‏ @samp 13 Dec 2016
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          Nah, I'm type B and get it too. I blame the ~20 years of being measured by tests.

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