A gentleman that I met working in election precincts is a psychologist that fell into supervising college dorms. He had a series of rules that he would not compromise on, and that apparently the enforcement of them achieved desirable results. He was in demand due to this success and even wrote a book on the subject.
When hired to work a particularly difficult assignment, specifically due to his past success, he was under constant pressure to loosen the very standards that brought his success and made him a desirable administrator in the first place.
We do no one any favors when we fail to set reasonable standards and expectations for them.
In separate masters graduate school settings, I had two separate major group projects lasting several months, and both with 4 or 5 group members. Invariably, 2 or 3 members were weak or even no show (or always late for the collaborative sessions). All this resulted in one or two members having to do the "group" project for the weaker members. The group idea was always stated to be that when you get into the "real world" you will have to work in collaborative groups. Sounds similar to this column. I hated group projects because you always operate at the so-called lowest common denominator. No matter how poor or unmotivated the student, everybody gets a trophy in the end!
I agree completely. We had them at IGAD as well and they worked exactly as you described. A lot of students (almost always the weaker ones) loved it. The complaints always came from the few who had to do all the work. There were groups that worked well and everyone contributed, but I came to see those as rarities, not what should be expected.
NY education centers have diminished their standards over the last few years and made sexual education mandatory. So on top on not teaching and motivating, we will have a society of confused groomed kids. Sadly.
The dumbing down of America. People don't have a motivation to excel, because people around them appear to be succeeding without even trying. Meanwhile, jobs are disappearing due to automation and AI, and people don't have provable skills in other areas, leading them to fail.
You REALLY have to be continuously learning to stay ahead.
We need school choice so we have some competition to improve results. The teachers union has ruined education. You have no choice in most states so you have to accept whatever miserable education the school gives you, oh and by the way, there are more administrators than teachers. Things gotta change. 🇱🇷
Symbolism over Substance. Feelings over Reason. Symbolism and feelings are important of course, but in the proper context. When symbolism and good vibe feelings are the main focus, it's like eating sugary frosting for every meal. It tastes good and gets the dopamine pumping. Then over time as your body deteriorates, you might say "Wow, how did I get here?" and embrace substance and reason. Or you could just gather a like-minded social group around you to reinforce the illusion.
A gentleman that I met working in election precincts is a psychologist that fell into supervising college dorms. He had a series of rules that he would not compromise on, and that apparently the enforcement of them achieved desirable results. He was in demand due to this success and even wrote a book on the subject.
When hired to work a particularly difficult assignment, specifically due to his past success, he was under constant pressure to loosen the very standards that brought his success and made him a desirable administrator in the first place.
We do no one any favors when we fail to set reasonable standards and expectations for them.
In separate masters graduate school settings, I had two separate major group projects lasting several months, and both with 4 or 5 group members. Invariably, 2 or 3 members were weak or even no show (or always late for the collaborative sessions). All this resulted in one or two members having to do the "group" project for the weaker members. The group idea was always stated to be that when you get into the "real world" you will have to work in collaborative groups. Sounds similar to this column. I hated group projects because you always operate at the so-called lowest common denominator. No matter how poor or unmotivated the student, everybody gets a trophy in the end!
I agree completely. We had them at IGAD as well and they worked exactly as you described. A lot of students (almost always the weaker ones) loved it. The complaints always came from the few who had to do all the work. There were groups that worked well and everyone contributed, but I came to see those as rarities, not what should be expected.
NY education centers have diminished their standards over the last few years and made sexual education mandatory. So on top on not teaching and motivating, we will have a society of confused groomed kids. Sadly.
The dumbing down of America. People don't have a motivation to excel, because people around them appear to be succeeding without even trying. Meanwhile, jobs are disappearing due to automation and AI, and people don't have provable skills in other areas, leading them to fail.
You REALLY have to be continuously learning to stay ahead.
We need school choice so we have some competition to improve results. The teachers union has ruined education. You have no choice in most states so you have to accept whatever miserable education the school gives you, oh and by the way, there are more administrators than teachers. Things gotta change. 🇱🇷
Symbolism over Substance. Feelings over Reason. Symbolism and feelings are important of course, but in the proper context. When symbolism and good vibe feelings are the main focus, it's like eating sugary frosting for every meal. It tastes good and gets the dopamine pumping. Then over time as your body deteriorates, you might say "Wow, how did I get here?" and embrace substance and reason. Or you could just gather a like-minded social group around you to reinforce the illusion.