How to survive the classroom: grind through a textbook and try to memorize just enough to survive the next test.
The classroom doesn’t prepare students for the real world.
Because the real world doesn’t hand out standardized exams.
Outside of school, success isn’t just about recall … it’s
about understanding. If you have to memorize something, chances are you don’t
really understand it yet. And when you truly understand an idea, memorization is
a by-product, because you can use it, explain it, and apply it in new
situations.
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NOTE: Don’t blame teachers. If they’re evaluated and paid
based on standardized test scores, the system dictates the outcome: teaching to
memorize, not to think.
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