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[quote=Anonymous]NP. The point of tests isn't to test a kid's memory, it's to test their UNDERSTANDING of the material. It sounds to me like your son didn't understand the material, and you knew that, but you'd prepped him (with paid tutoring etc) to the point where, combined with his photographic memory, he could rattle off a good essay. That's not a demonstration of learning, it's a demonstration of a kid with a photographic memory whose parents prepped him well, but who still didn't understand the material being tested.

I've taught at the college level for several years, and caught numerous cheaters in that time. It all becomes clear when they can't answer similar questions, can't answer questions about their own answers, etc.

Most kids don't have a photographic memory, hence why they offer the list of topics beforehand. It's impossible for them to rattle off an entire essay perfectly that they don't necessarily understand.

If you want your kid to get good grades, it sounds like you'll need to prep him the way that everyone else does -- by making sure they actually understand the material.[/quote]

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