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someguyiguess
5y ago
No kidding. Doesn’t seem like they taught the author much of anything. Just threw problems at them and expected them to figure it out.
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someguyiguess
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Your first point is definitely something I experienced in university a few times. Mostly in STEM classes. Your second point is very interesting because in general, the highest-tier schools tend to hire professors that are mostly academic re
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5y ago
That actually explains this whole situation perfectly. I’m making a huge assumption here, but if the people who had no trouble picking up this information, are the same people who end up becoming the professors, they probably teach in a way
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this reminds me of Charley Bucket’s Teacher from Willy Wonka. “Our test we normally have on Friday will now take place on Monday before we’ve learned it”