The physics faculty had devoted a good deal of time, in the previous few years, to revising the curriculum — and it was time well spent. The lecturer was super-prepared, clear, and entertaining, sometimes punctuating the lecture with experiments on stage, or short films.

I hope M.I.T. kept at least one physics lecture that students can choose to take instead of the new version of the course.

The physics faculty had devoted a good deal of time, in the previous few years, to revising the curriculum — and it was time well spent. The lecturer was super-prepared, clear, and entertaining, sometimes punctuating the lecture with experiments on stage, or short films.

I hope M.I.T. kept at least one physics lecture that students can choose to take instead of the new version of the course.

Learning is fun is not necessarily a good concept. This may come
as a shock, but not everything in life is fun, or should be. For example, installing a new water heater, or mulching your landscaping. Something tells me that you think that is stupid comment. Your job, when and if you get one, will involve many things that aren’t “fun”. Waking up at 430 am, staff meetings, coming in on the weekends, these are things that are not fun that are completely necessary. How about something as simple as learning to do your taxes. Do the numbers w2 or 1040 have any meaning to you?

Learning is fun may be the answer for you, but is it the answer for the 16 year old who has to raise their siblings because they have no parents or money? An effort to raise a generation of Americans who believes that they are entitled to a “fun” education, and a “fun” job may be extremely counter productive.
Life isn’t about burkenstocks and organic smoothies or composting, it is about hard work and perseverance.

Learning is fun is not necessarily a good concept. This may come
as a shock, but not everything in life is fun, or should be. For example, installing a new water heater, or mulching your landscaping. Something tells me that you think that is stupid comment. Your job, when and if you get one, will involve many things that aren’t “fun”. Waking up at 430 am, staff meetings, coming in on the weekends, these are things that are not fun that are completely necessary. How about something as simple as learning to do your taxes. Do the numbers w2 or 1040 have any meaning to you?

Learning is fun may be the answer for you, but is it the answer for the 16 year old who has to raise their siblings because they have no parents or money? An effort to raise a generation of Americans who believes that they are entitled to a “fun” education, and a “fun” job may be extremely counter productive.
Life isn’t about burkenstocks and organic smoothies or composting, it is about hard work and perseverance.

I think you’ll enjoy office hours as a college student, an opportunity to speak candidly with your professors.

This all just sounds a little too biased too me, I’m worried you are going to go into life after high school very narrow-minded. In this way, you will be the one responsible for not learning, not any institution or societal norm.

I think you’ll enjoy office hours as a college student, an opportunity to speak candidly with your professors.

This all just sounds a little too biased too me, I’m worried you are going to go into life after high school very narrow-minded. In this way, you will be the one responsible for not learning, not any institution or societal norm.