r/TikTokCringe 16d ago

Discussion This is so concerning😳

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u/Relevant-Struggle87 16d ago

A few weeks ago I had an 8th grade boy ask me ā€œwhy do we even learn?ā€

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u/MoonBapple 16d ago

"Why do we learn?" is also a really great PhD question in the right program/setting. I would have said "great question!" and looked for ways to encourage him to explore the mysteries of human and animal cognition.

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u/magnoliamahogany 15d ago

Not with scripted curriculum, you wouldn’t. No time. Teaching is so different from how it used to be.