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>taking tests is a skill that must be learned

"I had to suffer so you must too."



You understand the world actually has difficult problems, right? Like life and death challenges, without video game restarts. You don't get to pause things when it gets hard.

Yes, working under pressure is a skill that should be learned. It's best to learn it on a history exam when nobody is at risk.


"I'm hiring and want to see if his resume checks out"


A one-on-one interview is completely different from a paper-and-pencil exam though.




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