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Do you view the ability to study and learn from books as a privilege?
by _curious_ 6y ago
Do you view the ability to study and learn from books as a privilege?
- dougmwne 6y agoStandard teacher education says that each student has a learning style that is most effective for them. https://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/ https://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/ A person who learns well from books in a solitary setting is at a huge advantage compared to someone who needs a social-kinesthetic style.
- Miraste 6y agoAlthough "learning styles" are widely believed by teachers, there's no evidence that they affect learning. They're basically horoscopes--vague enough to make sense on an intuitive level, but false [0]. In practice, tailoring lessons to this belief reduces effectiveness [1]. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-myth-of-learning-styles/557687/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-myth... [1] https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2019/05/learning-styles-myth https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2019/05/learning-sty...
- xvedejas 6y agoIt certainly is in comparison to someone raised illiterate, or in any number of unfortunate situations. But in comparison to the privilege of a university education? I'm a bit surprised by the suggestion. If self-taught knowledge is really the marker of privilege in 2020, I'd expect it to be far more attractive than going to university by now. On the contrary, it is not, because learning from books has a much lower bar. You can't use it to select for the well-connected.