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Posted by Concourse Express on Wed Jan 4 22:20:55 2012, in response to Re: OP-ED: What Americans keep ignoring about Finland's school success, posted by PATHman on Wed Jan 4 21:46:05 2012. In all my years of going to school, I've performed the best in classes in which I like my professor. Usually, the professors in those classes knew how to break down and explain concepts. I performed the worst when I had a jackass professor, or a professor who played favorites.I think most students will have similar experiences, as synergy is an important part of education IMO. If there is a disconnect between the prof and the students (especially in terms of the prof's understanding of subject matter relative to the students), learning can be tough. One thing I can share based on my experience w/grad school (where you're expected to retain knowledge of material learned in undergrad) is that you better be able to learn on your feet when you come across info you don't know (unless the prof is very helpful); otherwise, you're in trouble. Once upon a time, learning used to be fun. Now, all people care about is getting A's. Learning can still be fun, depending on which side of learning you're on! :) As for "caring about getting A's," those students are in for an extremely rude awakening if they don't retain any understanding. Of course, it doesn't help when students, teachers, and even entire school districts give in to the temptation of cheating - itself a by-product of the state of the current system IMHO. my blog |
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