Paraphrasing | LRH vs COB
LRH — Founder of Dianetics and Scientology
“Giving a bulletin or tape check by seeing if it can be quoted or paraphrased proves exactly nothing. This will not guarantee that the student knows the data or can use or apply it nor even guarantees that the student is there….
“So examining by seeing if somebody ‘knows’ the text and can quote or paraphrase it is completely false and must not be done.”
HCO PL 24 September 1964
Instruction and Examination, Raising the Standard of
(OEC Vol. 4, p.327)
David Miscavige — SELF-APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, RTC
In 1996, the Golden Age of Tech introduced a new type of drill to the course room paraphrasing.
In these drills, the student recites a bulletin (or a portion of one) to the wall until he remembers it, but on checkout, it need not be quoted verbatim, as long as all key points are covered.
This is a made-up training procedure, forbidden by LRH.