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CMV: We should change the education system to allow for internet usage during tests or exams

This is actually something my dad said but I think I've refined the idea to a less problematic version. 

Education over the years has largely focussed on memorising a lot of information about a particular subject and then proving that you understand the information by relaying it to someone who has already proven themselves. Whether that is the intention or not, many people substitute understanding with complete memorisation. Tests are set up in such a way to see if you studied, not if you understand what you studied.

I thought this would change when I went to university, and while there is a major shift in the purpose of testing between HS and University, it's not big enough and tests still want to see how well you can memorise the subject matter.

With most people in all but the poorest of countries having internet access, you don't really need to memorise anything because in The Real World(TM) all the information you need is an educated google search away. 

We should instead give people the access to the internet and phrase questions so as to force people to *use* the information at their disposal to solve the problem. Intrinsic knowledge of the basics should still be important since you can't have people pulling out a calculator to figure out a basic equation or looking up the author of a book they're supposed to be reading, but it should be encouraged to use the internet to your advantage.

Obviously not everyone knows how to use google or library search engines properly, but that could be easily fixed with a compulsory class every first year university student has to attend.
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What's stopping someone just renting out their services and answering your questions for you?

Also, at university at least, there are many open book exams or at least exams that allow a "cheat sheet" where you can bring in relevant info you think you might need. Isn't that already a better solution?