Waldorf and Statler

I truly, truly despise finals. I've never understood why cramming a 2+ hour exam of EVERY class you are taking in a period of less than a week covering EVERY SINGLE THING you have learned in that class is actually supposed to help in your education. To me it looks like an exercise in masochism than anything else. There are so many other ways to ensure that a student ends the semester with as much knowledge as possible that don't involve developing peptic ulcers.