We knew the Washington Post was in the  Broad Boys' Testocracy Club. They have a vested interest--Kaplan pays their bills.

The New York Times has joined in the Hypocrisy Testocracy with just plain bad reporting. Read "To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test."

Yes, if you read a brief passage, then make yourself try to recall it, you retain the information better. There are various forms of this--I like SQ3R (survey, question, read, recite, and review), but there are many variations on the theme.

Really, next time invest the $15 it takes to get the whole article.

Or just ask one of us. We used to be professionals.