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May 25, 2005
It's all a matter of opinion, isn't it?
Students have always deluded themselves, of course, and hope has always sprung eternal, or at least until final grades appear. And at least some in my classes really do eventually master the material. But confident placidity in the face of error seems to be on the rise.All anecdotal, yes, but I know far too many people who tell the same sort of story for my comfort.Maybe it's all that self-esteem this generation of students was inculcated with as youngsters, or maybe it's the emphasis on respecting everyone else's opinion, to the point where no answer, even a mathematical one, can be truly wrong because that might offend the one who gave it. Maybe they think they should never let me see them sweat.
via Joanne Jacobs.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at May 25, 2005 10:58 PM