Posted by baseball55 on May 2, 2014, at 20:37:51
In reply to Re: going ahead, posted by alexandra_k on May 2, 2014, at 19:40:56
When I sat in on a biology course a few years ago (never took it in HS or college), I couldn't stand the classes. Just all these powerpoint slides of stuff I needed to memorize but going too fast to take notes or memorize. So I just stopped going to the classes and worked in the library instead going through each chapter in the book on my own. Then I'd study, memorize, take the test and do fine.
Chemistry was different. No powerpoint. Blackboard notes. Much more worthwhile to attend class. But chemistry isn't all rote memorization either. I loved chemistry. I wish I had taken it in college. I loved the labs.
I don't use powerpoint to teach, but then I teach a subject which is much more about current events, arguments back and forth over policy, etc. So I use the blackboard and have students do small group discussions, stuff like that. It makes coming to class more enjoyable for the students. You can't teach biology that way, though. A mitochondria is a mitochondria. No debate, no contrasting points of view. Just memorize it.
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