I agree with the de-emphasis on the arts, but psychological studies have shown that tests are actually a really great way to improve recall.
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Which is well and good. Recall is important within studies and testing, and occasionally outside of school. However, the standardized testing that the cartoon is emphasizing focus almost solely on recall and memorization, which tend to not be particularly useful outside of testing.
Standardized tests often have very little room for actual critical and abstract thinking, the kind that are more often promoted by the arts and humanities. Critical, abstract and flexible thinking are more commonly used outside of the classroom, and allow for better memorization and recall as well as they encourage the mind to make connections beyond the norm.
Eh…I don’t plan on having much of an ‘adventure’ vibe for the blog. More slice of life/romance/etc. We’ll see where things go. I’m not sure what would constitute a 'cow adventure’ either.
I’ve finally started watching the Harry Potter movies (will read the books shortly) and after 6 ‘years’ I still don’t much care for the series but I now know that the judiciary authority of the Ministry of Magic is absolutely incompetent.