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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

That's precisely why everyone wanted and still wants to go the Oxbridge. The cost of admission gave the student access to the best lecturers in the world.[/quote]Ah yes, Oxbridge—you know, the schools with the famed 2-student tutorial system. I'm sure it's the lecture part that attracts people. [/quote]

Well, obviously Oxbridge should switch to an entirely lecture-based system since, as we've learned in this thread, lectures are clearly pedagogically superior and preferred by most students.   [/quote]

Aren’t Oxbridge tutors basically like adjuncts or grad students? They’re not the big-name profs. Then I think you still go to big lectures? Seems like they actually have the best of both worlds there. [/quote]

you mean like TA lead discussion groups and office hours? I wish US universities would jump on those ideas [/quote]

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