If I memorize enough stuff, I can get a good grade.
If we wait long enough, a teacher will answer her own question, so we won't have to do much work.
There is one "right answer" to any question, and it is in the book to be read.
The teacher is the only one worth listening to.
If we ask enough questions about a difficult assignment, we can get the teacher to make it easier and less demanding.
Most tasks and tests will demand recall of isolated pieces of information, and I will not have to show how concepts and ideas are related or how facts illustrate underlying principles.