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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think methods of teaching and learning in K-12 have changed significantly over the last 50 years to being all about student engagement, short attention spans, immediate gratification, pats on the back, active learning, everyone's a winner etc.

However many in post secondary feel that the current style of post secondary better prepares students for life after school and they aren't keen to move to the student led K-12 system. Many feel that lectures have worked well at preparing students for decades and that they don't want to change what isn't broken. [/quote]

Does anyone actually believe that "lectures have worked well at preparing students for decades"?  [/quote]

My T10 had lectures with no discussion  some of which were the most memorable talks of my life, and classes that were a mix of lectures and discussion. My kid is at a different T10 and reports the same, a balanced mix of class types with amazing approachable professors even if the class is primarily lecture. Lectures are not bad, if the professor is good and IME the vast majority of mine were outstanding. Not sure where people went to school with “boring old drones”. [/quote]

I went to a SLAC that is not T10 and I had the same experience. [/quote]

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