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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've come to the point of view that this is one area where the UK gets it right: it isn't about the little tests, homework grades, attendance and participation grades along the way. What matters is mastery at the end of the line. (Though I disagree with their urge to specialize too soon and at the expense of a broader education in the more mature academic years).[/quote]

I'm not familiar with the British system. What does this end of the line mastery look like? Are they allowed to prepare for it, or would that be cheating?[/quote]

everybody preps because everybody knows what's coming and how important it is- more like the SAT than the quant q so no real advantage to people who know about the importance of the test early because everybody knows. The A levels are massive make or break tests (think college admission that didn't give a damn about the holistic student or gpa) and they are standardized so that the worst public school gives the same test as the best private school [/quote]

We should get rid of the bar exam. "Rote memorization" is not the American way. Lawyers should be allowed to use google in the court room. Get rid of the medical board exams too. We are all equally gifted. That's a given. No need for any more test. Let Europe, Asia and everywhere else continue their testing. American is an exceptional place.[/quote]
We are going to compare law students to elementary students?  Lawyers can be some of the most unethical a$$holes out there, so that’s a bad example anyhow. It’s apples and oranges. If the chinese and the rest of the world want to prep for tests and gain advantages over everyone, then they aren’t as knowledgeable as they want us to believe.[/quote]

it goes even further- no national law school teach to a specific state bar, so we're comparing law students who have to learn new material in order to get a professional license to 8th graders wanting to attend a public high school[/quote]

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