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I feel like all people learn better his way. The current system is a remnant of a time when books were expensive and a farmers son might have a hard time afford
by adamnemecek 8y ago
I feel like all people learn better his way. The current system is a remnant of a time when books were expensive and a farmers son might have a hard time affording books.
- _rpd 8y agoThere are subjects so specialized that there is no textbook, and the time of the lecturer is so valuable that prep time for teaching is always going to be minimal. In these cases, lecturing is justifiable, but they are vanishingly rare. If there is a textbook then lecturing is pointless at best and probably harmful.
- adamnemecek 8y agoSure however this isn’t how the system is set up.
- anonymous5133 8y agoWe can change the system, or replace it with something better.
- randomdata 8y agoCan we? We've built the system to replace it have seen it transition into widespread use. However, it turns out that there are strong emotional ties to the old system and few want to let it go.
- davidmurdoch 8y agoHonest question here: are textbooks not expensive anymore? Circa 2003 I'd pay ~$600/semester for course textbooks.