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MARCVS-PORCIVS-CATO t1_j0xxajy wrote

This is something that I unironically believe in wholeheartedly. I saw a comment a year or two ago on I think /r/programmerhumor? Haven’t been able to find it since, wish I could. Anyway, basically it was about this exactly, explaining how computers are magic, chemistry is magic, engineering is magic, and all sorts of other fields. So, yeah, as far as I’m concerned, magic is real

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foxhelp t1_j0xs3ag wrote

I think that is where the other comment comes in that education needs to change / improve. Cause if you can google the answer, (or just ask chatgtp) does it make sense to be asking the question anymore as a form of evaluation?

my other comment goes as follows:

"The high school principal I talked with said it is actually a good thing this came about, as it is forcing them to rethink:

  • what kind of questions they ask in class/essays
  • evaluation methods that have largely been static
  • learning outcomes"
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truedoom t1_j0xcgoj wrote

Just my opinion, but maybe schools and universities need to stop getting students to memorize lots of facts, figures, etc and then regurgitate it on pages.

Maybe instead we should do things like show understanding of learning. Have a discussion with the students and have them demonstrate applied/practical knowledge.

(I'm sure someone is going to comment saying that they already do this or whatever, but I'm talking about the general concept of standardized testing, still hugely pervasive. It's deprecated. No one needs to spend time learning off anything they can easily look up on their phone. Instead they should be learning how to take knowledge and apply it)

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