> ...identifying the tools that help them learn best. Ideally, we could present students with a variety of study techniques and let them choose what works best

> ...identifying the tools that help them learn best. Ideally, we could present students with a variety of study techniques and let them choose what works best for them. The problem is that most students don't have the judgement or enthusiasm to pursue it on their own, so we have to spend some time forcing it to see what sticks. It's tremendously gratifying to be able to observe a student become a more effective learner, but that happens only with a small minority (leading to dark moments of questioning my value as a teacher). Another problem is evaluating "what works". In school, outcomes are assumed to be adequately represented by grades. However, different teachers will emphasize and test differently, so specific study methods may not be equally helpful in all situations.