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| Why Tough Teachers Get Good Results |
| 2013-10-01 |
| h/t Instapundit, TaxProf Blog ...Studies have now shown, among other things, the benefits of moderate childhood stress; how praise kills kids' self-esteem; and why grit is a better predictor of success than SAT scores. All of which flies in the face of the kinder, gentler philosophy that has dominated American education over the past few decades. The conventional wisdom holds that teachers are supposed to tease knowledge out of students, rather than pound it into their heads. Projects and collaborative learning are applauded; traditional methods like lecturing and memorization--derided as "drill and kill"--are frowned upon, dismissed as a surefire way to suck young minds dry of creativity and motivation. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. And the following eight principles--a manifesto if you will, a battle cry inspired by my old teacher and buttressed by new research--explain why. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #1 I've got to agree with Kupchynsky. Those that master some field of endeavor need discipline and drill (repetition). Whether discipline is self-imposed or imposed from without, it is necessary. Repetition is necessary to transfer information from short term memory to long term memory. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-10-01 16:31 |