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> The students have to struggle Perhaps it's just the wording, but I really disagree here. Yes, there's a natural stress process we go through while learning
by LouisSayers 3y ago
> The students have to struggle
Perhaps it's just the wording, but I really disagree here.
Yes, there's a natural stress process we go through while learning where our boundaries are expanded, but to struggle... it's often a sign of bad teaching.
I say this as a best selling Udemy instructor and having been a university CS tutor. Your job IS to take away the struggle. You do this by being the student, leading them to confusing situations and then overcoming that situation with them in a series of steps that are built up over time, and then having them apply that knowledge to build skill.
The thing is, that teaching a subject well takes a lot of time and effort. There are very few really great teachers out there.
- nerdponx 3y agoMaybe a better word is "toil", or just "hard work". No matter how good the teacher is, there's almost no student in the world that can learn effectively without actually putting in the effort of working through problems on their own. The best teachers and curricula are the ones that dose out the hard work to maximize learning.
- dkqmduems 3y agoFew good teachers...few good engineers? 10x cough cough...