1/I’m taking 6 classes this semester.

Literally the only one of those classes whose instructors were properly prepared for online learning is Philosophy 101

The rest of them are shit shows...

I think this says a lot about the future of education
2/ I understand PHI101 is a very basic course and is equipped to be converted into remote education a lot easier.

But the issues I’ve seen so far (its the 2nd day of classes) have nothing to do with the content. It’s the organization and structure of the course.
3/Philosophy at its core, values education. It trains us to question our beliefs and see perspectives outside of our own.

This alone goes miles in the quality of education. The instructors were faced with a new challenge and they thought through every potential angle
4/ It’s clear they put themselves in the position of their students to understand how they can best communicate their ideas and be heard.
5/ Within my other classes I’ve noticed trends of instructors being unable to clearly communicate expectations. They spread assignments over multiple (unnecessary) and confusing platforms.

Their goal is to get the information out to to their audience and let them figure it out.
6/ This method can be beneficial in some cases, but it’s wildly inefficient, especially in education.

College shouldn’t be a boot camp on how to learn in un ideal environments. It should be about learning efficiently.
7/ Basically my point is this:

Don’t shit in Philosophy professors because they think about life in all sorts of different ways.

Often, they’re the ones we should be turning to with a lot of our problems I think.
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