<p>It is always a interesting debate. Is mastery of the process involved in solving problems in a discipline more important than memorizing facts, or is mastery of factual material a better reflection of knowledge of that subject? Especially in this age of computers and the Internet, when facts can so easily be looked up very quickly. Clearly it isn’t 100% either way, you have to have capability in both areas to be considered competent in a subject, but on which side does the balance tilt? I think the AP people were saying that problem solving and logic were more important, which plays to claire’s strengths. In the “real world”, though, if you don’t have the various factual pieces in your head at one time so you can process them to a new conclusion, you cannot make the breakthroughs. An interesting topic that is still being argued by educators everywhere.</p>