[LINK] Search engines to be ordered to not link to academic cheating services

[David]

On Friday, 3 May 2019 14:26:17 AEST Karl Auer wrote:

> I have progeny at Uni now, and it's become extremely continuous assessment. There is no opportunity to learn before you are expected to know.
> 
> Even though by the end of the year or semester you may have a godlike comprehension of the subject, if you took a few months to get your head around it, there is no way to recover lost marks from a zillion little tests and quizzes all of which count towards your final mark.
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> [...] I have a big problem with every damn tiny little thing counting irrevocably towards your final mark, right from the get go.

I thoroughly agree with that, and it's not been the case in any subject with which I've been associated.  I'm glad it wasn't done in my time!

David L.