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The real point of school is apprenticeship, having someone next to you teach you a subject, answer your questions, challenge you. Unfortunately today's classroo
by rokhayakebe 15y ago
The real point of school is apprenticeship, having someone next to you teach you a subject, answer your questions, challenge you. Unfortunately today's classroom is just an auditorium, a place to listen. Seldom do you meet individuals who want to actually learn something. As M.J. Adler puts it, students just want to learn how to pass the class, and in the process they pass on an education. Online education is great because it does exactly what schools currently do: assess your ability to remember what was said in class.
- molsongolden 15y ago"Unfortunately today's classroom is just an auditorium, a place to listen." This is the sad truth. It isn't completely on the students though, there are plenty of teachers out there who would rather just get through the class instead of actually teaching. True teachers seem to be few and far between.
- Drbble 15y agoWhy are you conflating online education with lectures? Online education is as interactive as the teacher and students choose, just like any other school could be.
- rokhayakebe 15y agoThey are the same, and they both fail at their purpose.