The reason you are not enjoying school (Engineering)
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
- If you are discouraged with your Engineering classes, or just plain bored, it is probably not your fault.
Many teachers do not explain things well; they use big confusing words, unclear language, and many times seem to forget that we students are just beginners in this!
I show some examples of bad teaching so you know what to look out for
This really hit close to home. I'm a freshman and I'm retaking calculus. I already passed calculus in high school, but now I'm struggling more than ever when I wasn't struggling before. I know my professor is trying his best, but the fact that we are all online is making it almost impossibly difficult to teach and learn. My first few calculus lectures over Microsoft teams consisted of the professor talking about calculus problems without showing any actual examples. We needed to teach him how to share his screen on his iPad so he could show us what he was talking about. And while it did help, it's still not a great learning environment. I'm really passionate about computer science. In my free time I've been teaching myself Python and C#. I was so excited to finally go to college and learn about something that matters to me. Now I'm slowly losing my inspiration. I'm trying my best to succeed, but learning online can be so difficult due to all the distractions and how poorly classes have been managed. In my senior year of high school I had fun with calculus, now it feels like a mere chore.
Stories like this make me want to absolutely TEAR MY HAIR OUT. Especially from first-year students like you who are breaking ground in this new world of Engineering. Thanks for sharing Frank. I tutor everyday using OneNote and I actually I've found it to be SUPER EFFECTIVE because i can draw in different colors, show things moving on the screen, etc. Your professor has ZERO EXCUSE for providing low-quality instruction. Students like you are why I'm doing this channel. I wish i could teach you myself, i know i could do better than your professor. Unfortunately, i have only a couple of Calc1 vids out (but feel free to check out my playlist). I am trying my absolute best to make a difference. i hope to have my own free online books as well as videos out for students to refer to when their teachers are not teaching well
if you know anyone who is feeling discouraged with their classes, please share this with them. I REFUSE to allow bright motivated students to feel like this is THEIR FAULT
@@eng1048 I watched a few of the calc videos you posted. The related rates one helped me the most since I never quite understood how those problems worked.
Awesome! Best of luck with your classes and Engineering! Hope my videos help in some way
you are not alone in this
Every college professor needs to learn from this video! You did a great job expressing this issue!
Yes! Thank you!
Agreed, well said
This is insanely accurate to my experience as well, many teachers seem to be forced to teach rather than have a will to teach.
A few years in and I'd say it's around 2/10 teachers that actually break things down and explain in a way a student can understand.
The rest are varying levels of no explanations to bad explanations.
Or the classic of obligatory(and expensive) literature which is written in such complex and ambiguous language that you need to have a fundamental understanding of the entire course to even begin to grasp the book.
It's literally pushed me to the limit of burnout having task after task thrown at me with no guidance and lectures that barely explain the subject.
Been looking at a few of your videos and really appreciate your thorough explanations, hoping it'll make it easier to see the whole picture.
Thanks for your comment, what eng major are you in?
@@eng1048 Not sure what the exact title would be in English but the rough translation is mechanical engineering with a focus on material science.
WELL SPOKEN
This was a fantastic video! I think you really captured what a lot of students feel and you gave a voice to all students! It makes me feel better hearing someone say the problem is not us.
Thank-you! Yes that was really the central message of the video. When people go to the movies and see a mediocre film, are they blamed for "missing" the point? No. This is more similar to Education than people realize. Your professor should be bringing all these concepts and equations together; presenting them in a sequential, integrated fashion that is consumable with minimum energy. Your professor is the "storyteller" in this regard.
Good video. It’s definitely up to the individual to see the goal through and stick it out.
In my first year rn and feeling the pain but working as hard as I can
You got this!
Thank you, Jeff!
Welcome!
Preach.
injustices have been committed my friend
4:18 I wish I could tell this to my professors. And yeah I am talking to you the engineering professors (except two/three good ones) of 'Hofstra University"
I just looked your college up. Private college in NY? The $$ you're paying means your profs should DEFINITELY be good. I am sorry it's not the case 😢
All you said is true. At one point in my life, I was frustrated and spent a lot of my time pointing out all that was wrong with STEM education. Then I realised that I needed to focus my energy on things I can do and once in a while, I come out swinging at the stupidity that goes on around me.
Mm so true my friend! This is really deep actually you could write song/poetry.
I'm not kidding
@@eng1048 I am useless at both.
SPEAK IT JEFF. G
Yes brother! Thanks for the support!
school needs more swing seat!! jkk we need more hand to hand work but this will never happen because of budges >.>
There are many CZcamsrs like you who have the same vision . And they all great teachers like khan , Tyler, organic chemistry tutor, etc. Why don't you all join together and found a university and teach the world how to teach . This will definitely revolutionize the whole educational system .
I tried something similar but it did not succeed :)
Couldn't agree more, and it's all because we live in a s o c i e t y
So.Sigh.ET
I have always thought this but never seen someone actually say it. Our education system is broken and is being replaced by youtube lol
Engineering is a very visual field. You can imagine speeds, forces, etc. So when you study concepts, all the words you read, all the math you see should serve to make that picture in your mind more detailed and vibrant. By the time you practice some problems, that mental picture should feel second nature to you, almost as if another limb you have to command and control as you wish.
Teaching is simply narrating that picture you have to someone else. You pick out each aspect of it, and lay it out for your listener, using simple common sense language instead of big unnecessary words. That's literally all I've done as a tutor for almost 7 years.
Yet most of the teachers I've interacted cannot do this well (a minority can). Why is this?
It's a question I've been trying to answer for years...
Wondering if you remember me from one of your learning teams. I am about to graduate thankfully but it is exhausting. I enjoy my internship way more
Yep I remember you from Cac 2 LT Fall 18. About to graduate wow time flies
@@eng1048 Since i'm industrial i'm in statics now and boy is it difficult for a statistics guy like me. Any advice? Holding on to a C with dear life
@@franciscojuan7339 Check out my statics playlist! I've taught the majority of the class on there