Genuine Question: In an age of technology, where it would seemingly be better to evaluate students research, interpretation, and application of information skills. We still assess students on their ability to retain information. Why?

Growing up in the 90's I can remember being told that the human brain is the most powerful computer in the world... This is no longer the case and we have long since been surpassed in terms of computing speed and power. Education has been fairly consistent throughout history in that a student is taught and assessed on if they know something. This definitely makes sense in certain capacities and throughout history as even if you had access to information in books etc... Research was exceedingly time consuming. However, we now have the ability to access information at an unprecedented rate and scale. AI with all its faults can also assist in filtering if information is true, and what is important. Due to this, education has sought to find ways to cripple its use instead of revising what is important. It would seem to me that a person who can do a job to an equal or higher level in the same time frame with assistance of AI, as a person without AI, is just as helpful to a company, as the job is still getting done. Why not assess peoples ability to detect false information, find the correct info, and appropriately output what is needed?

Submitted July 26, 2025 at 01:59AM by Mission_Suggestion https://ift.tt/pUDezIl