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I agree in principle, but there are so many special accommodations required (extra time for graded assignments, special assistance in the form of a reader, etc.
by coreyp_1 4y ago
I agree in principle, but there are so many special accommodations required (extra time for graded assignments, special assistance in the form of a reader, etc.) that would make this a nightmare.
I lament, though, that students are often either (A) so overburdened with distractions that they don't have time to learn, (B) so pressured to get high grades that they cannot afford to get a bad grade, and thus must cheat, or (C) just don't care. There are a few gems that are willing to put in the work to learn and appreciate a subject, though. I just wish that more students put in the work required to learn.
- Vrondi 4y agoI have legitimately met college students in the last few years who had no frame of reference for how much time they should be putting in. Freshmen who think that spending 15 minutes a week looking over their notes is "studying a lot" are pretty common right now (in the USA).
- photochemsyn 4y agoThree hours of study for each hour spent in class is an average estimate of what it takes to absorb even moderately difficult material in courses in sci/tech. Relevant quote: "Every truth has four corners. As a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three." (Confucius)
- themoonisachees 4y agoWhich with napkin math can be shown to be bullshit. Students are spending approximately 1/3 of their time in classes, so how would they get time to sleep among the 4/3 required by studies and classes?
- hombre_fatal 4y ago1:3 hours sounds super aspirational even for only the hardest of classes like organic chemistry and fluid dynamics. But your napkin calc isn't addressing the bit where you only take 1-2 classes like that per semester and pad the rest out with things like literature and electives so you could have a life.
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