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"the purpose of technical universities is to teach broads concepts on computer science" Which might be a fine way to teach in those nations where college is fr

"the purpose of technical universities is to teach broads concepts on computer science" Which might be a fine way to teach in those nations where college is free, but even there, ignoring the interests of the student, and sticking with a standard canon of course work, undercuts the uniqueness of each student. And in those nations where college is not free, then the cost of spending time on broad topics needs to be balanced with the student's ability to pay for it. The style of teaching that you describe is criticized by Paulo Freire in his book "Pedagogy of the Oppressed". "In the book Freire calls traditional pedagogy the "banking model" because it treats the student as an empty vessel to be filled with knowledge, like a piggy bank. However, he argues for pedagogy to treat the learner as a co-creator of knowledge." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy_of_the_Oppressed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy_of_the_Oppressed This is a model of teaching that can work well if the student is affluent enough that they don't have to worry about money for several years, but it is a style of teaching that really breaks down for 2 important groups: 1.) adults who need to learn a new skill 2.) just about everyone who lives in a poor country Freire developed his ideas while he was teaching adults to read and write. There is a teaching style that caters more to the full circumstances of the students, taking into account their age and their economic situation and their interests, so that the teaching empowers them with knowledge, without also disempowering them in other ways (such as crushing them with debt).

jventura 10y ago
> Which might be a fine way to teach in those nations where college is free, but even there, ignoring the interests of the student, and sticking with a standard canon of course work, undercuts the uniqueness of each student. Public college here and throughout most Europe is almost free and most students attenting public universities do not incur much debt (if any at all). That is a trap that you have set up for yourselves (assuming you're from the US). Nevertheless, every student (computer engineering, that is) can chose is own courses, so, they can follow their own interests. We just make sure that each student starts from a good technical point so he can be a "true" engineer (as in having an engineering degree). > There is a teaching style that caters more to the full circumstances of the students, taking into account their age and their economic situation and their interests, so that the teaching empowers them with knowledge, without also disempowering them in other ways (such as crushing them with debt). 1 to 1 teaching, although desirable, would not come cheap in any place in the world!

jventura 10y ago

> Which might be a fine way to teach in those nations where college is free, but even there, ignoring the interests of the student, and sticking with a standard canon of course work, undercuts the uniqueness of each student. Public college here and throughout most Europe is almost free and most students attenting public universities do not incur much debt (if any at all). That is a trap that you have set up for yourselves (assuming you're from the US). Nevertheless, every student (computer engineering, that is) can chose is own courses, so, they can follow their own interests. We just make sure that each student starts from a good technical point so he can be a "true" engineer (as in having an engineering degree). > There is a teaching style that caters more to the full circumstances of the students, taking into account their age and their economic situation and their interests, so that the teaching empowers them with knowledge, without also disempowering them in other ways (such as crushing them with debt). 1 to 1 teaching, although desirable, would not come cheap in any place in the world!