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GoldWallpaper t1_j4vymqz wrote

Reply to comment by goomyman in Dutch Students using ChatGPT to finish homework; Teachers aren't noticing by Parking_Attitude_519

> Homework drills lessons into you.

I never did a second of homework in school, and still aced every test. If you're a moderately smart kid, homework does nothing. School is based around the lowest common denominator, which is dumb kids. (College and grad school, otoh, were great learning experiences.)

This shouldn't be surprising if you've ever worked with Education majors at the university level. I did over a decade of research with people of all majors, and Ed. majors (including seniors!) were the only ones to proudly tell me they'd never written a paper or read a book in college. I'm not saying that all teachers are dumb, but the profession really attracts the bottom of the intellectual barrel, and the coursework is not rigorous.

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goomyman t1_j4y4bv5 wrote

It’s not really though. Schools have high cap programs, High schools have running start. There are tons of clubs you can join. You get what you put into it.

Sure there are some hoops to jump through which have a lot of boring homework and some garbage mandatory classes but people are kidding themselves if they think this doesn’t continue into college where your paying to take learn useless skills with double the homework. And of course when you get a job and your paid poorly to do busy work or often just pretend to be busy until you can build up a resume where you can put some real thinking skills to the job.

Everyone has to go through the boring hoops to prepare you for life that is full of boring hoops.

It’s not like I don’t get it. I had writing teachers demand 10 page essays and then grade without reading them. Everyone has these stories. However these situations teach kids how to prioritize and how to deal with varieties of situations and varying degrees of bs.

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