John Tagg's short story, "Why Learn," demonstrates how a qualatative approach to learning is, overall, the most successful and satisfying.
Tagg compares Jill's qualitative learning method with Jack's quantatative learning method to prove Jill's approach is, overall, the most successful. However, most students learn quantatatively, like Jack, only processing information on the surface rather than retaining it in a deeper way. "Why Learn" challenges the reader to take on learning more deeply by showing how Jill's end result is more useful.
There are, in fact, problems in using a qualatative learning approach with the most universal education system today. Students are brought up to think of learning in a black and white manner, but this is not necessarily how students learn best. Sitting in a classroom posses problems for most students at some point in life, and is this the most effiecient learning environment? In short, no; students have diverse approaches to learning and cannot be expected to successfully conform to one approach.
Personally, I agree with Tagg; learning is not black and white to me, I would love the opportunity to demonstrate my quantatative approach to learning in college. I agree learning is not best reflected on a 4.0 report card, but instead by what I can take away and use towards motivating myself to keep going.
Tagg compares Jill's qualitative learning method with Jack's quantatative learning method to prove Jill's approach is, overall, the most successful. However, most students learn quantatatively, like Jack, only processing information on the surface rather than retaining it in a deeper way. "Why Learn" challenges the reader to take on learning more deeply by showing how Jill's end result is more useful.
There are, in fact, problems in using a qualatative learning approach with the most universal education system today. Students are brought up to think of learning in a black and white manner, but this is not necessarily how students learn best. Sitting in a classroom posses problems for most students at some point in life, and is this the most effiecient learning environment? In short, no; students have diverse approaches to learning and cannot be expected to successfully conform to one approach.
Personally, I agree with Tagg; learning is not black and white to me, I would love the opportunity to demonstrate my quantatative approach to learning in college. I agree learning is not best reflected on a 4.0 report card, but instead by what I can take away and use towards motivating myself to keep going.