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TexasTowelie

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7. They want to make high enough grades that the parents will shell out another $40,000 so that they

Reply to QED (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 09:51 PM

Sep 2014

can keep drinking and socializing with their college buddies.

I noted earlier that this was being done in a group of motivated students, not that it should be used in every educational environment. Southwestern does not have any teaching assistants, although there are student tutors for mathematics and in the computer lab.

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Flipping the Classroom [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2014 OP

When this was tried in my kid's classroom, it was an unmitigated disaster. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #1

You are most likely correct. TexasTowelie Sep 2014 #2

It's not about what you describe and that's why it likely failed. Goblinmonger Sep 2014 #3

The teacher who tried this was trained in this method. The method does not work. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #4

I have no idea the training that that teacher had. Goblinmonger Sep 2014 #5

Students won't spend 20 minutes finishing an assignment for homework. QED Sep 2014 #6

They want to make high enough grades that the parents will shell out another $40,000 so that they TexasTowelie Sep 2014 #7

Any & every technique works well with motivated students. Ka hrnt Sep 2014 #8