“You have emphasized reading and writing, so I am comfortable with the kind of test you want to give, which will involve reading and writing. However, you have not emphasized matching or filling in blanks, so I am concerned I may not actually be learning.”
That is a quasi parody, but … the statement was very interesting.
Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 
Rant: there are certain kinds of teaching I really, really dislike.
Insight: from someone on a Historiann thread. “Visual learners” don’t trust what they hear and don’t trust their instincts. So *that* is what it is.