tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28898471.post6685390315398647616..comments2023-11-05T01:26:19.726-07:00Comments on Random Colin: Learning...Colin Toffelmirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857934895856384717noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28898471.post-10651370031471878542009-08-17T20:16:34.775-07:002009-08-17T20:16:34.775-07:00I totally agree that there are C students who work...I totally agree that there are C students who work very hard, and who are active participants in their education but just don't have the skills necessary to succeed at formal education. This was actually the one box on those two tables that looked to me like it was totally outside of the control of the student.<br /><br />Still, passivity is a real problem in education. Though as to the bit about unassessed strengths, that is often a case of passivity in a teacher. For real learning to take place everybody has to be an active participant.Colin Toffelmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857934895856384717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28898471.post-84452953003958198092009-08-17T18:46:31.783-07:002009-08-17T18:46:31.783-07:00"from ignorant certainty to intelligent confu..."from ignorant certainty to intelligent confusion"<br /><br />ha!<br /><br />I think there are some C students who try, and have strengths in areas unassessed by the prof/teacher. but yeah, i'm one who believes a lot of people just don't know what they are capable of, or just need to admit they aren't really all that interested.Jon Couttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728055140831842717noreply@blogger.com