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Why 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.

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Why do most teachers in high school and college act as if the whole world learns only by lecture.  I could never understand that.  You would think that is the way everyone learns and I know this is not true.

Some people are kinesthetic learners.  They learn by doing.  Physically doing something.  Some of the most famous dancers did not shine until their parents recognized this and put them in the proper environment.

There are always clues how you learn but somehow you have to recognize them.  There are people who like taking things apart and putting them together.  What do you spend most of your time doing?

So many times a student is a square peg and the system is trying unsuccessfully to put them in a round hole.  I really do not understand why public education is so bad and insists the student learn in a way which is not always to their liking or leaning.

I could personally identify with this.  I was at an disadvantage in school because I did not learn from lecture.  And I am sure there are many others like me.

In fact a college was going to call me handicapped for that reason.  I think that is absurd.  Somehow the parent has to advocate for their child and find the best situation for them.

The situation in which they will flourish.  Every person is different and learns in their own way.  The parent has to figure that out.  Not every one reads but every person excels in one at least one area.  The parent has to figure out where it is.  And put his child in that situation.

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