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To: greenspirit who wrote (103361)5/12/2000 10:23:00 AM
From: Tom Chwojko-Frank  Respond to of 186894
 
Sorry, but I have to disagree. Most people would learn from their mistakes, but there is still a significant number who just won't, can't, or can't afford the losses while they make their learning mistakes.

There are kids I've taught while in grad school who don't know how to learn. All they can do is memorize. They do great in grade school, pretty good in high school, and can't understand why they are mediocre to awful in college. They eventually fail, because the amount of memorization increases exponentially if one doesn't learn the underlying principles.

I'd rather teach a rock who learns, than try to teach a person imitating a disk drive.

Tom



To: greenspirit who wrote (103361)5/12/2000 11:55:00 AM
From: dmf  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 186894
 
Michael and Thread,

Public schools need to teach more than how to write a check, open a savings account and sign up for a credit card.

Education for real life would include serious financial information.

Should we put Amy in charge?

dmf