I believe you’re 100% right. I didn’t attend many, probably most, of my lectures as they’re completely useless for me - I simply don’t learn well from listening and frantically taking notes. It was much faster and more effective to read the material and interact with it in some way, usually rewording and condensing it into a study guide. The few classes I did attend either had mandatory attendance, so I just ignored the lecture and did my own thing during that time, or the class was significantly interactive so I actually learned from it.
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Feyd@programming.dev 1 day agoI think it’s obvious that students have a higher potential of learning with a teacher that actually has time to have a conversation with them now and then.
Personally, the fact that stand and deliver lectures is the norm for college classes has never ceased to amaze me. Why even have a professor rather than just read a book at that point? University has become a trusted simulacrum of it’s original form and it saddens me to watch it decay even more with time.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Not to mention that the “more and better teachers” mantra should be applied all the way down to primary education.
Unfortunately our societies prioritise these things differently.