• PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    School is suppose to teach you how to critically think and learn. The material is mostly there to prove you have the ability to do it.

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      27 minutes ago

      In an ideal world, sure. School, largely, hasn’t taught that in a long time. That’s not how the incentive structures work. School is incentivized by grades, grades don’t go up with learning, teaching is hard, memorizing and regurgitating? That’s much easier. Tests have been changed to reflect that.

      Unless, you’re not American that is. I wouldn’t have any experience with a somewhat functional education system.