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11157561 No.11157561 [Reply] [Original]

Are lectures even useful?
I learn so much better by myself, sitting in class just drains my energy for very little gain.

>> No.11157564

Whatever works for you. I'm a slow and bad reader and I learn much faster from lectures, so I go to them. There's also the socializing at lectures.

>> No.11157577

I think that you get better results when you actively search for desired information. Because that means that you actually need it for an actual project you are going to do.

>> No.11157583

>>11157561
Same, reading lecture notes is easier

>> No.11157586

>>11157561
It depends. It is useful for the interaction aspect of learning new information and you can ask questions. But sometimes I move a lot faster than the class, when that happens I start skipping lecture.

>> No.11157588

They are useless fot the first two years. All the notes are posted on your student account so what's the point in wasting 6 hours plus journey time just to listen to some old guy read them word for word? I didnt attend a single lecture in my second year and got all As in all my modules.

The last two years you have to attend lectures though. Notes weren't posted on my account for some reason, probably because of the low attendance of the first two years.

>> No.11157611

>>11157561
Depends if you'll actually go through the material and then take notes and then review that. Reading the powerpoint at home has the risk of giving you a false sense of confidence.

I'm 100% on the side of lectures are outdated and dumb. Almost all of the classes that had lectures manipulated the class somehow into attending either by making attendance part of the grade, making the lecture slides not available online, or having vague slides/a mix of actual notes and the slides. For the most part lectures are a waste of time if you can get the slides at home, but for some they learn better through it.

>> No.11157613

>>11157588
There only useful if you do all the pre-reading before hand and come ready prepared with questions to aid your understanding
Almost no one does this.

>> No.11157626

>>11157561
>Are lectures even useful?
VERY MUCH!!! Professors can do simple lectures in order to make sure the meet their tenure requirements while doing absolutely as little as possible. After all, you are an adult and need to teach yourself, right?

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>>11157626
>gib $10k grant money per semster
>her ur speech
>you educated now

>> No.11158455

>>11157561
I like the effect they have on structuring my life. Think of getting up early and keeping up with reading. Other than that, you are better off reading your textbooks unless you have phenomenal lecturers.
>>11157564
Nobody here socializes.

>> No.11158502

lectures are very useful for graduate level classes where online material is sparse
pretty useless for undergrad

>> No.11158508

>>11158455
>Nobody here socializes.
I do, not with other students obviously that would be a complete waste of time, but you should get to know the research personnel and bright minds in whatever departments you're interested in.

>> No.11158623

>>11157561
I only went to classes with the crazy professors cause they were entertaining. On the other hand, the lectures where the professor had 0 ethos I'd just learn it all alone

>> No.11158638

Lectures are a leftover form of teaching from the pre-internet age. There is literally no difference between watching a lecture on youtube and attending a lecture. Getting rid of lectures will drastically reduce tuition cost and also increase research time from professors.

>> No.11158643

>>11158638
But that's wrong you fucking faggot retard. Lectures with small classes (less than 20 people) are way better than videos because you can actually ask questions about things and further your understanding of the subject. Obviously lectures for baby shit like calculus and linear algebra are worthless though.

>> No.11158654

>>11158643
>asking questions, that could be wrong, so you appear dumb infront of your classmates

>> No.11158655

>>11158643
Its much better and easier to ask profs questions in email or forums monitored by TAs and profs.

Asking your question in writing gives you time to think and research your question and not ask dumb questions. Its often easier for profs to answer particularly difficult questions in writing too. Asking questions in a class taking up everyones time achieves nothing. Also I fucked your mom.

>> No.11158657

>>11158655
>I fucked your mom
that makes two of us, i also fucked her!

>> No.11158675

>>11158638
you're ignoring that the point of money and licensing is control of supply and demand for human resources
lectures have always been this besides for the few elite that the elite wish to make actually undeniably reliable and dominant. At least that was until there were so many people that even ivy league's lectures are probably not helpful to their caliber of student. But who says they are even the elite?