[To all the teachers out there: sorry if you disagree]

If you've ever been to a math class, and you have a teacher, then you will hear this DREADFUL quote: "SHOW YOUR WORK!" Teachers always say this, to I guess "solidify the concepts" and to "minimize cheating", but is this fair to everyone? Sure, some people don't know 2 by 2, or take e by the square root factorial infinity to the power of 3, but how about people who do? Does this mean they HAVE to show their work, or can they keep showing what they ALREADY know? In most cases, yes. This means that those students who are "gifted" will get accustomed to normal work, and forget the mental process. This problem isn't limited to only those "geniuses" out there, too. It also applies to the bad students there, too. When it's test time, work that they should have in head should isn't there--no one taught them the mental math. Sure, you think of "the cheaters" and the "grouped" kids, but guess what? Mental math helps more than pen and paper day after day after day--in fact, it may help eliminate cheating, as they already know the concept! The question I ask, to all teachers, is: Would you be willing to sacrifice a few weeks of no work for a whole year of good marks, better mental learners, and less confusion? I think so. Which is why, dear Paint, students shouldn't have to show work ALREADY KNOWING the concept. Thank you.

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P.S. Sorry for not being on IMMEDIATELY, with this Work-From-Home stuff I was busy. I'll try to be on more...writing on 3DS is a pain. (Actually got message asking if I was still here lol)

P.S. 2: New opinions every month (if approved).