a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by user-inactivated
user-inactivated  ·  3027 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I'm back! And, alive! Not that I wouldn't be.

    There's an instructional system in place that is opposite any other college I've heard of so far. It's called the Thayer Method, and basically, we learn everything on our own before the class for which it's due, and the class time is solely to bounce questions and get further insight on the subject matter that we're already expected to know. Sounds pretty stupid in my opinion but I don't know anything yet so my opinion is invalid.

good professors try to teach this way, and it usually lasts up until they meet their not-so-good students





user-inactivated  ·  3027 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You picked the wrong major. It wasn't unusual for my classes to start with 30 students and have 3 by the midterm. Helping people decide that business school was more their speed was not considered a bad outcome.

oyster  ·  3027 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I had a grade 11 science teacher who tried teaching this way, it went terribly but he gave me a good mark since I never complained like the kids who rightfully gave a shit about their education.