Academic Attitude
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During the course of a student's progression through academia, he must
learn that the teacher cannot think for him. It is essential for a student to
free his mind, allowing thought to flow. Instead of waiting for the answers to
be handed to him on a silver platter, he will rise to his full potent ....
Middle of paper
.... knowledge to become "active" (Sale 14).
Therefore, by making her knowledge active, the student is able travel past the
surface and explore the information in a deeper sense. In doing this, learning
does not become a habit. Rather, instead of memorizing material to perform well
on a test, or regurgitate it into a paper, the pupil synthesizes the information
presented, relating it to other things, hence, learning about the subject.
Information, then, is no longer strictly exchanged from teac ....
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