[lefstathiou]

I agree in spirit with this though I find internalizing the facts is less important than internalizing the method or theory of knowledge which they aren't getting either in my opinion.

Personal anecdote: I believe there is a broad and pervasive culture of extreme procrastination across liberal arts campuses (it's much harder to do this in the sciences because if you don't keep up you completely drop off). Vast majority of my peers were pulling all nighters and needed a looming deadline to finish any assignment. It is very difficult to retain information on no sleep.