Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Elon Musk’s Harsh Message for His Tesla Employees | Direct Message | Rubin Report" video.

  1. On the other hand, some people tend to "disappear" without being immersed in the in-person work force. Some students will struggle to do their work, if there's no in-person meeting and daily work hand-ins, where they see everybody ELSE turning in THEIR work. I just think we need to catch the kids when they're young, and teach them how to use online learning tools, which are WAY advanced, compared to when I was trying to make it work 35 years ago, with the first phone modems operating at 9600 baud. As with traditional lecture, there are students who THRIVE on the remote format. Some, especially adult learners who KNOW how to work, find the remote to be the only way to grow their skill sets while still taking care of family or working a full-time job. The thing about remote learning is that the traditional teaching isn't working any more.
    2
  2. Yes. I agree. Working and learning remotely is a boon to society, but bosses, teachers and students are poorly trained for it. I'm one of the exceptions Dave talked about, due to health reasons, and I was already working remotely before the p1and3m1c. For people who are MOTIVATED and TRAINED, remote work is highly efficient and effective. Zero commute time, massive fuel savings, and your BEST people aren't held back by one-size-fits-all, realtime, in-person groups, that never move any faster than the slowest group member, or an arbitrary schedule. My best students slurp up the knowledge FAST. Going remote, I can stay out of their way and put more time and energy where it's needed. Students can work ahead, so they can slow down if a concept kicks their butt. Working ahead also frees up space for family emergencies. Got a funeral to attend or need to care for a sick parent/child/grandma? You've got some slack in your schedule for LIFE stuff, which is perfect for motivated students, adult students, students with lots of extracurricular activities of all kinds. But the vast majority of students aren't trained to direct their own learning in any way. Much of the resistance to remote learning is the comfortable, in-person spoon feedings that generations of Americans have experienced, even though we know it's not really working. And of course, feminism in education is pushing most of the boys right out of the system, with lesson plans and teaching strategies aimed at females, with more emphasis on busy work and less on actual mastery of the material. Just so no one's feelings are hurt... Of course, no one cares about the feelings of students who are alienated or diagnosed as ADHD because they're normal and the lessons suck.
    1