<p>I was at parents’ weekend recently at Exeter. Impressive school. Having said so, I think the way they teach math (and probably science) is crazy. No textbooks. Just working through problems. It seems to me that many students are frustrated. It is the teacher’s job to teach. It is not the student’s job to teach. Perhaps this runs counter to the Harkness table. Other schools use the Harkness method, but not for science and certainly not for math. It is clear that Exeter will not change. It is all about the Harkness method. IMHO Harkness is great in some settings and bad in other settings.</p>