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From: pjh@mccc.UUCP (Pete Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.edu,sci.math,sci.physics
Subject: Re: Student preparedness
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Date: 18 Dec 88 17:49:12 GMT
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In article <97@microsoft.UUCP> w-colinp@microsoft.UUCP (Colin Plumb) writes:
=Learning, I've found, frequently != classes.  

Dear me!  Who ever said that ALL learning takes place through classes? 
Certainly, no reputable educator did.  There are certain things that
people will need to know (whether they can understand the need at the
time or not), and some of those things are most efficiently learned in a
formal setting.  There's no question that bright people can learn lots
of things by themselves.  However, most people find that their time is
spent more effectively in the company of a person who understands how to
teach them what they are to learn.



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