Oct
30
2011
Why Education Is So Messed Up
Author: siggyWhy education is so messed up. I never forgot one dean of a top private university. He was somewhat unusual: he was for students who were diagnosed as having an handicap. I was diagnosed as such for I did not learn as many other students did. 90 per cent of classes are taught by lecture. I did not learn that way: thus I was considered handicapped. I thought that was absurd. It was education fit all one size. No wonder public education sucks. Everyone is taught and expected to fit the mold. I never studied styles of learning. Nevertheless, I know there are many people like me and I know without a doubt 90 per cent of the students do not learn by lecture but are forced to. I did not realize for decades why I could not succeed in school (higher education that is). It was not my fault. I was a kinetic learner. I learned by doing and my own observations. I did not learn by someone telling me what I should know. By the time I realized this it was too late. I thought I was stupid. The damage was done.