Comments on: What I wish I’d learned in school

By: Cormac

Cormac — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:32:27 +0000

I wish I had learned the basics of philosophy which would have led me to the world of reason or reasoning – the ‘whys’ to my actions and reactions. It would have taught me earlier in life that time spent in reflection is productive. Understanding the reasons why we did things or why some things occurred can allow us to avoid these scenarios in the future, again allowing us to accept that it is ok to fail, but try to learn from that failure. anyway, back to work!!

By: Valerie Taylor

Valerie Taylor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:07:55 +0000

World of Warcraft – both my kids, now graduate Engineers, learned and practiced pretty much all of the SCANS skills while they spent way toooo much time playing WoW instead of working on yet another problem set for Fluid Mechanics.

Both had to do a reset – cut back on something they found so intellectually challenging and personally gratifying to just do what was asked and provide enough right answers to graduate.

By: Rino

Rino — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:36:58 +0000

I’d wish I’d learn to write about your findings, still have a hard time with writing reports etc. I wish I had a better math teacher.

Added to that the points Clark mentioned, that it is ok to fail and that persistance and effort is all part of the process.

By: Matthew MacDonald

Matthew MacDonald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:11:07 +0000

How to fix my roof or change the oil in my car might have been handy…

By: Peter Condon

Peter Condon — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:39:57 +0000

That it’s okay to be an introvert. Too many schools push students to be extroverts without considering their natural character.

By: Rob Moser

Rob Moser — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:47:06 +0000

No I was always pretty good at that in school; don’t give the correct answer, give the answer that the guy who wrote the test is looking for. Because everyone knows the goal of school is to pass tests, not learn things.

By: Mark Britz

Mark Britz — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:34:02 +0000

hear hear! On how to work in groups on projects. Less Competition. More Cooperation

By: Clark

Clark — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:28:05 +0000

Rob, or learned to answer however best accomplishes whatever goals you might have around an opportunity?

By: Rob Moser

Rob Moser — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:52:47 +0000

Ooh, good one.

Do you include university in “school”? Does it have to be things you didn’t learn, or can it include things you did learn, or perhaps wish you’d learned better.

(I wish I’d learned to just answer the question, instead of nit-picking the parameters…)

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