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> I never found lectures to be particularly useful anyway. Nor I. You and I are not the norm (evidence: we are on HN). But I have taught in a community colle
by FluidDjango 17y ago
> I never found lectures to be particularly useful anyway.
Nor I. You and I are not the norm (evidence: we are on HN).
But I have taught in a community college in rural/bluecollar area where the only hope that some students had of breaking out of their apathetic, educationally-clueless family/community was to have instructor(s) who mentored them - that is connected personally.
Being present in class was not sufficient for them to transcend the crippling effects of their upbringings. But it was the first (and necessary) step for those without other mentors in their lives.
[ Apologies for any arrogant sound in the above. Calling it like I have seen it. ]
- tseabrooks 17y agoHmmm. I'm 26 and I still forget all the times my dad admonish me for overestimating people. "You can't assume everyone else thinks like you do or knows all the things you do". I think the problem though is when you 'require' all students to be in class as part of your grade. This is little different than classrooms in a high school that are set up to help students falling behind that end up hurting / punishing the top performing students.