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Homework: What if we made 10-15 minute lecture videos for each class. Student would have to watch/take notes for 50 minutes at night. Then, in school, they do e
by WhompingWindows 6y ago
Homework: What if we made 10-15 minute lecture videos for each class. Student would have to watch/take notes for 50 minutes at night. Then, in school, they do exercises together to practice, not just sit and listen. My favorite math class was 10 minutes of method demo and 40 minutes of practice questions: effective and relaxed.
Practical skills: History is useful, yes, especially for governance and historical equity. If Americans didn't know history well, more Southerners could get away with the false states rights narrative for the Civil War. But, on the whole, I agree we overly focus on literature and ancient history relative to modern skills, IMO.
- bagacrap 6y agoI can guarantee you that, had this been the format, whoever I was assigned as a partner would not have completed the lecture video from the previous night.
- fuzxi 6y agoI have had courses in this style before, known as "flipped learning". It works reasonably well in my experience, although it's much easier to fall behind if you have other obligations outside of school, and having to note down questions and hold on to them until the next class is awkward.