tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post8095584455136386172..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Modern EducationJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-6012867408025396402020-10-02T21:40:41.531-04:002020-10-02T21:40:41.531-04:00Sounds good to me, at least in theory.
When I was...Sounds good to me, at least in theory.<br /><br />When I was in school, the experience did everything within its power to teach kids to hate learning. It succeeded at that task for a great many of my peers, but I had the luxury of being naturally gifted, as well as raised in a family that valued learning.<br /><br />I was able to actually learn meaningfully outside of school, and I was given help with developing the patience to just go through the motions of school and listen to teachers explain concepts I had mastered long before reaching their classrooms.<br /><br />It took until college before I encountered teaching techniques that actually cared whether I was being challenged or actually even learning everything else. Everything before that was jumping through hoops and ticking checkmarks on a list. I took lots of quizzes, but none of them ever helped me learn anything, and most of them tempted me to hate the topics they related to. Not a great way to educate, in my mind...<br /><br />Of course, different tools for different needs. I'm sure there are people who love quizes, and who get a lot of good out of them. But kids aren't one-size-fits-all.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com