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What really needs to die is lectures themselves. They are a TERRIBLE method of creating learning. However they are very good at creating the perception of learning. That contradiction is not surprising, it speaks to how we actually learn, by engaging with our reflection and metacognition about attempts at things that end in errors.



Yes, ideally each student would have their own teacher/tutor and learn by trial and error. In fact, that's what the very wealthy do.


Eh...peer learning is nearly as effective, especially when the choice is between a peer and a teacher who holds beliefs about education based in a transmission model of education




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