While we are on the subject of exams I had an English teacher in high school that was absolutely brilliant. The entire class failed the first written assignment. His name was Jay Tolson. Jay is now a senior writer at U.S. News and World Report. Check out some of his articles. When the final exam came around we were all relieved when he announced the final would be open book. We all breathed a collective sigh of relief. When you stop and think about it, life is an open book exam. The answers are all around us we just have to take the time to find them. If I am not sure about a term in meteorology I can just look it up. You know what ? That English final was one of the most difficult exams I ever took.