Ever try to learn calculus or differential equations from a textbook? How about physical chemistry or advanced physics?
Most of the material needed to be mastered in the STEM fields is ROTE and changes little from year to year. It can be learned at home through the Internet and used textbooks …
Do they even teach calc and advanced physics in college anymore?
I wonder if Hunter Biden passed calc and phys at Yale.
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Ever try to learn calculus or differential equations from a textbook? How about physical chemistry or advanced physics?
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Textbooks? Hell, “TEACHERS” usually can’t convey knowledge well enough.
Personally, I had a diff. time w/ calc ‘back in the day’. Took me & teacher MANY days after class before she hit upon that ‘magical’ way before the light can on in my head.
IMO, she was RARE. Not many would care enough or even attempt to come at teaching from different angles so everyone can understand. Most, still my $.02, if it’s not in the teacher planner, & there’s still ‘deer in the highlights’, are CLUELESS & just continue on as normal.
Least w/ online, there’s more chance of chat-groups, communities, forums, etc. that can\might help in that regard.
Yes. Saxon Math books are excellent.
For those who need private tutoring, then it, too, is available.
Also,....The physics and chemistry courses for math, science, and engineering majors that I took as an undergrad were mastered nearly entirely **in the home**. It was the TA ( teaching assistant) who helped with the rest. The classroom lectures were nearly worthless.
By the way, my “fall back” plan for graduate school was engineering.
It shouldn’t cost a quarter of a million to practice a profession. A tenth of that is reasonable.