Would you like
to download a copy of this book/website to read offline? Click Here to download the printable PDF version |
|
Exam Help Home
Preface
Introduction
1. The Big Picture
2. Techniques of Studying
3. Examinations
4. Thinking Process
Add URL
Contact us
Privacy Policy
1. The Big Picture
2. Techniques of Studying
3. Examinations
4. Thinking Process
Resources
Exam Help ArticlesAdd URL
Contact us
Privacy Policy
1. The Big Picture
Motivation and incentives | “This subject is of no value to me” | Maturity | Girls and college | Competition | Why do we compete? | The pace at college | Attendance | Personal attention | Counseling | Professors are different | Teaching for the unknown future | Carry-over | Supervision | Drifting along – the able student | Are class discussions important?
Teaching for the Unknown Future
Education is not simply bringing up-to-date what has been discovered in a particular area of knowledge. The faculty has another obligation to students which is extremely difficult to discharge well. The faculty must develop leaders and thinkers to meet the unknown future.
As an example, consider one type of engineering. Technically, a person can be trained to build roads, railroads, and bridges according to existing patterns. But they must be and are trained for more than just that. They are led along lines of thought which some day will enable them to be creative and meet new situations. If there should be a trend, for example, toward monorail vehicles to solve the problems of crowded city streets and parking, well-trained engineers could solve such new problems without having to return to college for a special course in monorail construction.
A trio of indispensibles comes to mind: With three kinds of things, one can handle most problems. These are the tools, the know-how, and the will to tackle and finish the job. The physical equipment, including the classrooms, laboratories and libraries, constitute the tools you need for self-education. The faculty trains you in know-how. And you have to supply the will to tackle and finish the job.
