Hi Randal,
Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
"Raymond" == Raymond Wan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Raymond> In academia, it is common to blame the student, but up to a point, it
Raymond> might be worth asking if the teacher can teaching things
Raymond> differently...especially if enough students complain.
In my view, there are no stupid students. Only misstated pre-reqs, misaligned
goals, or *bad* instructors. No excuse for any of those.
Insightful reply, indeed -- thanks! Oddly enough, I had a history
teacher in high school who thought "teaching history" was throwing the
book at you and letting you read silently in class.
Agreed -- bad instructors are very common. Some do it because "it's
their job" and they aren't giving that up [junior/high school], while in
other cases, the professor might excel in research and, likewise, have
to teach as part of their job [university]. You /would/ find "stupid"
students if they were "forced" to take the class (or, likewise, "forced"
to read Learning Perl). That is, they don't really want to do it...but
something forced them. Stupid would be too strong...more like
unmotivated... I don't think you would see that with book (i.e.,
someone forced to buy and read a book). But in school...a lot of
unmotivated people, potentially...and maybe on both sides of the
teacher's desk.
Ray
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