Alex, I certainly knew you were not TRYING to impress me with your extended education. You just did.
I do think Briana's school is as described by the headmaster--a rigorous college preparatory school. But when there are only twenty students in a class, I think more learning happens there, necessitating less homework. I am not sure about Homer, however. The purpose of having a school with a learning lab is to identify each student's learning style--visual, auditory, physical, etc. Once this knowledge is known, quite a few facts can be retained, because the student learns associations which boost memory.
I think that once it is necessary to learn about something, though, learning happens very quickly. I am not sure it needs to be pounded in. There is a whole lot I learned in high school and college that I have never, ever used again, and I think that is a common experience. If the desire to learn can be fostered and turned into a life-long process, then I think a good education has been attained. I think that is much more important than Homer learned by rote and immediately forgotten, or never put into any useful or joyful context. |
