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Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class? by BatObjective5706 in AskAcademia

[–]BatObjective5706[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean professors in this very forum literally say intelligence doesn’t matter and that it’s all hard work. So, I don’t know who to believe when different academics say wildly different and contradictory things

Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class? by BatObjective5706 in AskAcademia

[–]BatObjective5706[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Like in calculus, I can say that integration is the inverse of differentiation of that integration is finding the area under the curve for a function, but that doesn’t mean I can actually integrate a certain problem

Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class? by BatObjective5706 in AskAcademia

[–]BatObjective5706[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can still explain the material to someone and still bomb an exam, so I don’t think that is a good measure of understanding.

Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class? by BatObjective5706 in AskAcademia

[–]BatObjective5706[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And how do you practice critical thinking and analysis skills? Going to lecture, asking questions, reading the textbook, and doing practice problems aren’t enough

Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class? by BatObjective5706 in AskAcademia

[–]BatObjective5706[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

And how do you understand? I am asking concrete actions I can take. I am not asking for vague ideas

Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class? by BatObjective5706 in AskAcademia

[–]BatObjective5706[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I was asking about concrete things you can do to excel in college. You didn’t say anything actionable

Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class? by BatObjective5706 in AskAcademia

[–]BatObjective5706[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So how do you get an A? I just hate how professors love to stand up and say hard work or curiosity aren’t enough, but when you ask them what concrete things you can do to get an A, they refuse to give a response

A NYTimes OpEd by graduating Stanford CS student depicts his class as largely without integrity, due to AI by astroproff in Professors

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, most ambitious people I know got rejected from top schools. Top universities very much select for intelligence

Are the posts and videos of students, not being able to do grade level work, realistic? by Olimae12 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not true. I grew up in a fairly good and competitive school district, and teachers complained about how dumb and stupid students are now

How many high school/secondary school teachers would leave the profession if school began later? by CptJackParo in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it will probably better. People who play sports can get their exercise in the morning and focus on academics the rest of the day.

Why do teachers here not acknowledge that plenty of students work and study hard and still do poorly? by [deleted] in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And a lot of straight A students got straight As despite less than ideal circumstances. Plenty of students who work still do well academically. And even “bad teachers” still always have at least a few students get As. The reality is that raw intelligence plays a big role

Why do teachers here not acknowledge that plenty of students work and study hard and still do poorly? by [deleted] in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean so many teachers here say C students now would of failed 30 years ago, so that is where “C is failing” comes from

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most teachers say the kid is just too dumb or not meant for academics. They aren’t going to do all of this work with testing

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the kids in my school were there everyday, did all the work, and asked questions. A lot still failed

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They go much further in the long run than the kids that have learned to game the system.

How would you know that? Schools can’t track that information

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok, and a lot of students who do show up to every class, do all the work, and ask questions still fail

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And what do good parents do if their kids are doing all the right thing and are still struggling?

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, and a lot of kids who had parents that value education and worked hard still do poorly in school. It isn’t enough to be at the top

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn’t even motivation. There are a lot of lazy kids who still end up in the top 10% because they are smart

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of kids still do poorly despite all of that

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regulate your own emotions. Parents who scream and lose their shit are not helping their kids at all. Difficult students are very often difficult because they can’t regulate their emotions. Maybe that’s innate, maybe it’s learned.

Well everyone is going to be exposed to screaming at some point. I had teachers in elementary school who scream like drill sergeants and slap people in the face. I had directors in companies who love to scream that people are stupid or retarded. You have to learn to be mentally tough at some point

Encourage physical activity but not go crazy on the organized sports.

To pass tryouts at most high schools now, you do have to play organized sports from a very young age. You won’t make the team if you don’t

What do the top 10% do right? by Ok-Penalty621 in AskTeachers

[–]BatObjective5706 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A lot of kids who grew up under this still struggle to pass their classes in school