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Old 02-09-13, 08:02 AM   #11
Wolferz
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Some interesting diatribes describing the current downward shift in the educational paradigm in so called developed countries of the world.
And some spewing of testosterone to go with it.
I will attempt to boil it down to the common misconception of learning by rote and ultimately retaining any of it for a life time in a career.
Ahem, Class. You may leave the lecture as soon as you turn your recording device on. Then, the student gets a tape full of droning with no context to be found.
A brilliant instructor of mine once told us; "It's not about what you know. It's about knowing how to find the information you need at the time that you need it." Most teachers, professors or educators in general do not challenge the minds of the young to seek the answers. Instead they blather on about the subject they specialize in, with no connectivity to anything else. Basically, they only teach linear thinking for the purpose of turning a young mind into a worker bee. A consumer. A pliable mass of putty to be shaped by its environment. Something that can easily be controlled by its superiors.
The young people today are spoiled by instant gratification that requires no work or perserverance.

Welcome to the idiocracy. The matrix has you.
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