I've created an Information for Parents folder in my Schoology "ecosystem" ("edusystem"?).
In it, I placed the information discussed in the post below. And links to
"Leaning Physics is Tough. Get Used to It" by Rhett Allain in WIRED
Yes, students learn physics by working on problems and by failing to solve problems. It’s the journey to the solution that’s important, not the solution itself. Using a video solution would be like using a golf cart to run 5 miles. Sure, you end up in the same place if you run or ride—but they do not produce the same results.
and
"Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges" by Peter Gray in Psychology Today
We have raised a generation of young people who have not been given the opportunity to learn how to solve their own problems. They have not been given the opportunity to get into trouble and find their own way out, to experience failure and realize they can survive it, to be called bad names by others and learn how to respond without adult intervention. So now, here’s what we have. Young people,18 years and older, going to college still unable or unwilling to take responsibility for themselves, still feeling that if a problem arises they need an adult to solve it.
There may be a theme building here. And I may be overcome by the tide. But for now, I'm standing strong.
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