July 26, 2002

Quizzing Students for Their Own Good

To the Editor:

I thoroughly enjoyed Brad Thompson's piece on daily quizzes ("If I Quiz Them, They Will Come," The Review, June 21). I don't know why faculty members don't quiz students as a matter of course.

Well, actually I do know. Most college professors have never taught high-school students.

In high schools, quizzes are staple fare, of course. And faculty members without high-school experience may not grasp the fact that students used to daily feedback have no

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