Survival of the smartest...I don't think so

Some people may think that learning styles cater to students too much and create too much hand-holding with students today. Many think that it should be the "survival of the smartest". I am not one of those people.

Lets think of it this way: if you and your family of four were headed out the door for a family dinner and your five year old was having trouble getting their shoes on, would you simply say "oh well, Billy wasn't fast enough so we will just leave him here"? No, you would not (or at least I would hope you would not), you would help Billy get his shoes on and get him up to speed with the rest of the family.

Students (both adults and children) learn differently and at different paces. We would be failing at our jobs as educators if we were to let a student lag behind the class simply because they didn't learn as fast as everyone else. Some times students may need a little extra help or an opportunity to sit down with an instructor or teacher to seek clarification on something they may not quite follow.

Teachers and instructors must be well prepared to recognize the needs of their students. They must be able to have the ability to see weak spots for students and work to help those students overcome their weaknesses. Would you be able to look at yourself in the mirror at the end of the day if you took the approach, as an educator, of learning is the survival of the smartest? I, for one, would not...

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