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> What if you say "oh, this will be easy and fun!" That is same problem as saying "Oh, this is hard and tricky." The author didn't seem to suggest to tell stud
by dorian-graph 15y ago
> What if you say "oh, this will be easy and fun!"
That is same problem as saying "Oh, this is hard and tricky." The author didn't seem to suggest to tell students things are easy, which is misleading and harmful, but rather he used the example of art teachers where the students are not told that things are easy but rather they need to practice and put in a lot of effort. Hell, he didn't say the word 'easy' once in his blog entry.
Lecturers and many others seem almost afraid to say "You're going to have to work hard." and then stand by that statement.
I'm currently at university and I've seen exactly what he has said. Lecturers and students saying x is hard and tricky and for most of the other students here that seems to have demotivated them. I think the current schooling system here in Australia and in other countries in the world where I've spent time or have friends from is horribly flawed in many ways and what this blog entry about is just one of those flaws.
- rytis 15y agoI wonder if any of that has to be said at all? What if a lecturer did not set this prejudice upfront at all? However helpful emotions are in the learning process, saying "this is tricky" or "this is easy" is not going to help. Instead, play on other emotions. Explain the theory, show real life examples, simple tricks, stuff like that, surprise them. But don't say "this is hard" or "this is easy". Let them decide.