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by CuriouslyC
3679 days ago
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The problem is almost all schools fail miserably at teaching people to learn. First off, we learn best when our learning is motivated by something more concrete than "good grades". As an example, I had a hard time with advanced math in school. When I went on to build engineering projects that required advanced math, the same concepts that mostly eluded me previously became fairly straightforward. Secondly, learning happens best when the material presented is varied, and revisited many times over a long period of time. Schools tend to compress learning about a given subject into a limited time frame, then only revisit it in final exams. Third, learning occurs far better from trying to recall and apply information than from having it passively presented to you. Instead of having school be mostly lecture with a few exams, school should be mostly tests, with the teacher going back and clarifying only things that many students had trouble with. In the end, school mostly teaches people to sit still and follow instructions. |
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And we all know that following instructions does not lead to fulfilling lives, and that sitting still for long periods of time is a sure predictor for a shorter lifespan.
Schools were institutionalized and were good for preparing cheap factory labor.
Our society no longer needs this.
So schools fail the economy and the kids. Preparing today's children for yesterday.
The very institutions that proclaim themselves as the beacon of knowledge and enlightenment act as the opposite.
Ironic.