IMHO, the problem starts when the students get used to memorizing and repeating sample exercises which involve 0 creativity and then graduate and get an actual job.
If you think that getting good scores will open doors for you, and you are in need of those, then, by all means, work hard to get good scores.
What many people like me do not realize is that learning something properly is among the material luxuries. You can only afford to do this if you do not have socio-economic disadvantages (like most people need jobs straight out of college- mostly for the money, but social norm is also a factor).
I am a person of simpler needs and I do not care about socio-economic norms. You might not be like me.
So, sticking to social design might achieve you benefits.
As I've understood that part of myself, I've had to regularly and actively push myself out of my comfort zones (studied neuroscience in grad school, then became a software engineer and have worked at startups for the majority of my career, founded a couple of tiny ones that went nowhere with some friends too) and still need to as a mid-30s adult today. It's much easier now with a steady income, but seeing my friends who had more stable homes take risks that I'd never be able to stomach or recover from really imprinted how important financial stability is to a child growing up.
Hopefully despite all this, I can raise my own kid in a stable environment that allows them to learn and grow without worrying about their life being completely ruined if they don't make perfect grades or don't follow obvious well-trod paths in life.
If I did it again, I would take the minimum of 12 units (3-4 classes)... assuming I could afford to stay in school for 6 years. At the time, I was racing to graduate and get a job.
> I was racing to graduate and get a job
This is also why I increased the number of units that I was taking.
Not if you have other interests!
I am a very cultural person (reading books, writing, playing music, etc.). I volunteer after natural disasters, too. And I also value interpersonal relationships with people I care about.
It felt bad in HS, but in college, I was mature enough to simply not care. (I also gained enough skills in the meantime to be certain that I won't ever starve.)
what event caused this? was it specific material or a specific teach or approach?
One taught me about what rigor was. In so many ways.
Another taught me that there is another side of Math. The non-heuristic parts. The stuff where is there is reason, logic, etc.
Dad took a broadband connection, and watching YouTube became realistic. I got 3b1b, Numberphile, MIT OCW.
Edit: My discovery of Halliday, Resnick, Walker physics textbook and Feynman lectures also was helpful. It was mostly- the Internet.
thank you for the tips! much appreciated
> I have a truly realistic chance of getting my dream job within the end of this calendar year.
So what’s your dream job? :-)
Or any co/startup doing "deep tech" in the area of Deep Learning.
I am doing _applications of DL_ now, want to do actual DL.
On academia and grades: yes, it's a "dark time" (as in "Dark Ages" for what we mean by it, regardless of the veracity of that historical perception). I often summarize all those collective F-ups by remarking that most people, either individually or collectively as institutions, have lost their purpose, they "have no mission in life" so to speak. Thus, we lose sight of the endgame, of the actual purpose of education for instance.
That's not about to change if the now widespread intuition that most institutions have been rotting too much for too long is true, so the solution might be some historical disruption of the domain — I think Khan was an early ripple in those foundations.
Send me a message, my email is in my profile.
I have been in a tech since the last year of college.
This person has more relatable career trajectory as yours.
Best would be Libera.chat, though.
Update your profile, and I will check back after 24 hours.
Veritasium recently made a video, too [0].
3b1b is a fantastic supplementary resource. But you can't start with it, or use it as your primary resource. That would be a mistake.
I'll absorb the same amount - during that first hour, but after that nothing further is getting in my head.
Also the computerized thing about a diagram vs words isn't a learning style difference - both of those are visual, just one is more effective (obviously a diagram is better).
His on-the-street test is also bad, someone with a different style will, for example, say the image name out loud, if they need it auditory.
These are just personal preferences. There are no inherent style at the biological level. That's what "learning style" s are about.
I personally have found a combination of all (with more focus in applications and teaching the topic to others) works best for me.
> His on-the-street test is also bad
Agree. It was amusing in a bad way.
Before that, all I was doing was memorizing and practising heuristics to get A+.
I actually started learning Science since 11th grade. I grew and grew. And my scores tanked.
Got only 6.xx/10 in college as well.
But no regrets. Learning Math properly gave me a super solid foundation to learn Deep Learning very quickly. Now I do my semi-dream job as a Deep Learning Research Engineer building actual products with Deep Learning.
I have a truly realistic chance of getting my dream job within the end of this calendar year.
No regrets. Screw scores and learning systems designed for the mediocres. The education system has no care for the poor learners with no parental care. Neither it is good for future scientists and geniuses.