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If the students only knew what their needs were. My students need "word problems". Their schooling didn't teach them how to deal with ambiguity or how to make a
by HarryHirsch 8y ago
If the students only knew what their needs were. My students need "word problems". Their schooling didn't teach them how to deal with ambiguity or how to make a reasoned argument. Also, in real life you won't encounter the right answer plus four decoy answers.
But they want check-a-box tests. They even went to complain to administration because they weren't getting any. Apparently, I'm asking erroneous [sic!] questions in class. You despair, you do.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoI hear you. I took a college class. Environmental Biology, iirc. We were running out of time and the professor announced she would be cutting a few things from the curriculum. Everyone was all "Hurrah! Yes! Less work! Feel free to cut even more and just give us As for doing nothing!" Except me. I was the killjoy going "What if you actually need to know this stuff for a future class? Or even your job?!" Everyone gave me the stink eye. I'm such a party pooper.
- saagarjha 8y agoPerhaps they gave you the stink eye because they felt the curriculum was useless, which is actually quite likely in a typical secondary school?
- SimbaOnSteroids 8y ago>Also, in real life you won't encounter the right answer plus four decoy answers. On the contrary, if you've ever looked for programming help on stack overflow you'll be quite familiar with the real life experience of being presented with a right answer and 4 or more decoys.
- xxs 8y agoThat's a simplistic way to put it (or just have a jab at stackoverflow). Overall, if your question has an answer there, it's not a hard one...