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1. helsinkiandrew · 1790406531 · focus · HN ↗

   > I now shifted to in-person interactions with a TA. After every assignment, each student needs to schedule a 15-minute meeting with a TA to answer a couple of questions in a live conversation

   Isn't the answer the 'flipped classroom' - students are assigned reading/studying to do before a class and the class becomes more interactive, answering questions/discussing topics/solving problems etc depending on subject. Of course, this is more expensive than a hall with 400 people listening to a lecture with a couple of tests/essays.

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   1. pks016 · 1790443008 · focus · HN ↗

      One of my colleagues tried it for a few terms. Unfortunately, it didn&#x27;t work well. Most students don&#x27;t care about learning, they are here for grades :(

      1. lostlogin · 1790468829 · focus · HN ↗

         &gt; Most students don&#x27;t care about learning, they are here for grades

         It’s a virtuous circle though, as many universities are there for the money, so it’s a beautiful exchange.

         1. patrickmay · 1790518121 · focus · HN ↗

            Comments like this are why HN needs a &quot;you beautiful snarky bastard&quot; feedback in addition to a simple up or down vote.

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