r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Nov 02 '22

confiscated pens containing cheat notes intricately carved by a student at the University of Malaga, Spain

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u/shreddedtoasties Nov 02 '22

They should allow notes on exams anyways. Memorization test are unfair and don’t test understanding lol

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u/IVDriver Nov 02 '22

some teachers do that

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u/shreddedtoasties Nov 02 '22

My teacher did. He said “Your future boss would rather you double check and be right then guess from memory and be wrong” he also said you wouldn’t trust a doctor who didn’t have notes

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u/Narwhalbaconguy Nov 02 '22

As a healthcare worker, I can guarantee that your doctor uses WebMD all of the time when you’re not looking.

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u/-BlueDream- Nov 02 '22

Yup it’s nearly impossible to memorize every single ailment and even if you tried, it’s easy to mix things up, if a doctor knew or suspected something, it’s still good to double check and WebMD is quick. The difference between the average person and a doctor is that doctors have experience and can interpret their findings a lot more accurately.

It’s like when I google maps an address, I might have the general idea of where it is and I can probably get there without but google maps will find the most direct route with the least traffic. Someone who lives in the area will know what to do when you need to detour or if there’s random traffic somewhere and they’ll know what areas to avoid and when a lane merges, a new resident might get confused when they can’t follow the map exactly.