[annyeonghada]

>critical thinking and learning

If my experience with essays means anything is that to receive a good grade you need to regurgitate the teacher pet causes using the most flowery language possible. No thinking involved.

[corytheboyd]

It's not like business is any different... in which case it's just as easy to call that a sign of intelligence, depends on how you look at it

[yamtaddle]

I was pretty surprised to discover that no-one in business gives a fuck if you cite your sources. On the rare occasions when you really need to, they also don't care if you use any kind of special formatting for it, and might even find it weird and off-putting if you did.

They also don't mind if you "cheat" (seek extensive help on a piece of work without asking if that's OK first, or "steal" something that already exists). Usually, they prefer you do. Results matter, and maybe not breaking the law. Beyond that, nobody cares.

I've also not once used all that business letter-formatting crap we wasted so very much time on in elementary school. WTF.