I got one of those , tyvm man <| sep |> Tunnel bear is good but it ' s not free . <| sep |> That is a huge relief . I was afraid that we would have to have specific places to fight . Somthing they said in vid made me question that . <| sep |> You have a social worker ? Sober up dumbass . <| sep |> Well pumpkin pie is trash . Sweet potato pie is the real holiday pie . <| sep |> I ' m a teacher and I kind of disagree with this . Firstly , exams are not an accurate measure of knowledge . They are an excellent indicator of memory , but not of knowledge . Being able to regurgitate information does not give an indication that the information can be accessed , applied , reflected upon , refined or altered , and then reapplied in brand new situations , without prompting . Secondly , exams are kind of a one off thing . Never in my professional career have I been asked to sit down and complete a 24 hour task entirely from memory . In fact , it is frowned upon . I wouldn ' t be entirely impressed with a teacher who refused to access online or handheld resources to supplement or fact check their lesson . Thirdly , when asked by a student what is the answer to . ? one of the most important replies a teacher can give is I have no idea . Let ' s find out together . Some of the greatest learning I have done has come from a kid in my class asking a question to which I don ' t know the answer . Would you rather a doctor who had memorised 2 different kinds of treatment for your illness and wouldn ' t look for more , or a doctor who had heard of 15 treatments , couldn ' t remember one name , researched quickly and came back with a tailored treatment for you ? A solicitor who had memorised aspects of legislation or a solicitor who looked up the legislation , doubled checked with a few recent cases and came up with a legal plan for you ? A web designer who has memorised a set amount of designs or someone who constantly sources new designs and may be prompted to find and old one from time to time ? An engineer who has memorised a formula or one who hasn ' t , but has access to 1000 s and can search for the best one for your structure ? I could go on but I ' m sure the point is made . Being able to locate , gather , evaluate and apply information is infinitely better than memorising it and also a more accurate reflection of learning than an exam . Just because exams have been around for 1000 s of years doesn ' t mean they ' re great . They persist because they ' re easy to set , easy to mark , easy to grade and are culturally accepted as accurate measurement . Don ' t even get me started on the fact that almost all exams in Australia are still hand written how on earth is that an accurate reflection of modern knowledge ? An alternative to exams would be either assessment based learning or exam style assessments where students are given different tasks and a set time in which to complete them using the resources provided certainly not just their memory . So , if accessing correct information and applying it in the current situation for the best results possible is cheating , then fucking go for it . As I say to the kids who ask why I don ' t cover up the posters on walls in my classroom for our unfortunately compulsory standardised assessments , If you ' re not smart enough to look up , find the information you need , apply it to the question and write it down , then you don ' t deserve the marks .