I think one of the saddest things I have witnessed in the past several years that I have been teaching and supervising at the university, and most recently during the process of homeschooling my brother, is that people just don't want to learn or think for themselves anymore. There seems to be no craving for problem-solving, no infatuation with the mystery of it all, no critical thinking...
I don't know if this is a new thing. It feels like it is, but it could be just that my perspective has shifted as I add the job of "educator" to my lifelong career of learning. But, it seems like there is a utensil-virus spreading, in that students want to be spoon-fed everything. "Just tell me the answer, tell me where to find the information, tell me what you want me to do with this client, tell me what I should do next, tell me where I should look, I looked at this passage for 2 minutes and I don't understand so I give up..."
This is so frustrating! And so sad. When pushed, many of the students have to learn how to ...well, learn. Hopefully they appreciate it and take this skill and apply it to other areas in their lives. Yet others say, "whew, that class is over and I'll never have to do that again!"
Will this get better or worse as I continue along my career path? What can I do to ensure the former?
Hmmm...Something for me to think about and figure out.
2 comments:
Sweetie, you know I totally get it.
Yet from a different angle.
My little ones either have had everything done for them or they lack the smallest life experiences.
For example:
-rolling play dough to make a snake
- stringing beads
- putting a FLOOR puzzle together
And this is just from today!
H.
You are nerdier and nerdier every day!!! I loe you for it though!!!!
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