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School is an "ideal" learning environment - in that to do well all you need to do is digest the information as presented. This requires some baseline cognitive
by Jack000 6y ago
School is an "ideal" learning environment - in that to do well all you need to do is digest the information as presented. This requires some baseline cognitive ability and the conciensiousness to actually absorb all the information required of you. In this context you probably don't need a lot of perseverance.
On the other hand most challenging fields are adverse learning environments - where the objective may be open-ended, feedback is few and misleading, and information on the state of the world is mostly inferred. To succeed in this type of environment you probably need a lot more intrinsic drive and tolerance for failure.
- derriz 6y agoSchool is also an adverse learning environment. Your definition of succeeding at school is too narrow - digesting information isn’t enough to be a success at school. For example, you need to balance social/peer success with academic success which can be tricky. Teachers’ behaviors and expectations differ greatly so you need to quickly develop models of their motivations. You also need to optimize/direct your efforts - there is only a finite number of hours in the day and attempting to “win” at school by simply digesting facts can only work for a tiny minority. In fact, when I think of my peers in school who I would considered to have “succeeded” the most in that environment, none did do solely by being able to digest facts - most were only slightly better than average academically but succeeded in other ways.