Are teachers allowed to tell students there will be a quiz next week, but the specific day will be a surprise?

And if a student refuses to take the quiz, claiming it couldn't have been a surprise, would they be allowed to skip it? Clearly, a quiz on Friday would not be a surprise. But then, a quiz on Thursday wouldn't be a surprise either, and so on. Since a surprise quiz was not possible under these conditions, the student assumed there would be no quiz at all. (Try Googling the "surprise test paradox" for details.)

Submitted December 31, 2024 at 08:36AM by amichail https://ift.tt/AUnGQzW