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I agree with this article, that students should not be entitled to believe that their success is dependent on their professors. Rather, it is dependent upon their own ability to cope with challenges that are presented to them. During college, I had some professors that were unable to even speak English clearly, like in the case of many math courses. So I had to take it upon myself to study the material so I could pass the course. For rigorous courses, a 3 hour class is not a sufficient amount of time for students to learn everything they will need in order to understand the material. Thus they will need to possess good studying methods. I recall an accelerated summer course I took in biology, which was very difficult. The professor had not even given us an outline to go by. Rather he said the material for the test would be in the chapters. Thus I needed to read each chapter multiple times, and assume what would be the most salient parts that would be tested on. Being capable of autodidactic learning is an important attribute to possess if one is expected to succeed. It is no surprise to me that people with a sense of entitlement in regards to academic learning, are usually failures. While those that rely less on their professor’s ability to teach them, are more likely to succeed. There’s no hand-holding like this in the real world.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blo...02/increase-student-success-reducing-academic
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blo...02/increase-student-success-reducing-academic