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There are other objections to a straight honors system. Many worry about the potential for abusing the system and the effect it would have on a grade curve. Some students worry about not having a T.F. nearby to explain exam questions. The arguments rarely move beyond this sort of polarized thinking, and by the end of finals, everyone's too exhausted to worry about...
...creative long-term thinking. It's clear that the current system has few virtues beyond being the devil we know. Students with religious conflicts must make arrangements to take their finals a day later. A 24-hour bout of the flu may force a five-month postponement of an exam. Some students have four finals in three days; others have an exam on the first and last days and nothing in between...
Keep the current method of assigning classes to exam times. Divide each week of final exams into two groups--Monday to Wednesday and Thursday to Saturday--maintaining the distinction between morning and afternoon exams. Reserve one room for three days and then assign three classes to that room...
This is not as complicated as it sounds--many such groups would come naturally. There are usually classes taking exams in the Science Center, for example, every day of exam period. Simply mesh the three classes already assigned to the same time and space...
Students would not be allowed to take the exam questions home until the last day. Teaching fellows could be present throughout the first day of exams, when they could debug confusing questions. On the other two days, they could inform students of any problems at the start of the period. Their presence throughout the first exam would also provide some incentive for students to take the exam on the first...