When I was in junior high school, my algebra instructor gave me a key that unlocked the "trap" described in the book (which I'm still reading). She told me and the rest of the class, "school isn't here to 'teach' you anything except 'how to learn'. The rest of the journey is up to you."
I believe that students aren't taught to nurture and in turn sate their natural curiosity. I consider myself to have received a decent education in the US, but I also know that my experience wasn't even close to a universal
Oh, I dunno - that 'platitude' actually made me (and those who took it to heart) far from docile. If school had taught me how to be docile, I would've stopped learning by now, satisfied that I'd been taught enough for some random job.
The sad thing is that students (and parents) expect an education to be handed to them. That teacher taught me with one simple 'platitude' that that isn't the case -- the challenge is (sadly) up to the students and parents.
I don't disagree with you, though, that schools now ar
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Truths My Teacher Taught Me... (Score:2)
I believe that students aren't taught to nurture and in turn sate their natural curiosity. I consider myself to have received a decent education in the US, but I also know that my experience wasn't even close to a universal
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The sad thing is that students (and parents) expect an education to be handed to them. That teacher taught me with one simple 'platitude' that that isn't the case -- the challenge is (sadly) up to the students and parents.
I don't disagree with you, though, that schools now ar