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  "textContent": "I don’t understand why university professors seem reluctant to implement oral exams during which students must explain concepts face-to-face. In mid-2025, I saw first-hand that the social contract underpinning unsupervised assessment had collapsed. I set aside marks for oral interviews and for presentstion of handwriten notes. I showed samples of my own workbooks, one that was useful in defending a patent sibmission. When completing simple written work or when finishing sophisticated projects no longer signals learning, universities must reconsider traditional methods of examination.",
  "title": "Let the orals return",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-15T11:43:16Z"
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