Today in my discussion group we discussed if students are being taught or if they are being taught to memorize. Most people in the group agreed that in high school we all memorized the information we were taught because we were forced to be there and most of the things we were taught we will never need in our lives. College students are paying for an education, rather than being forced to go to school like high school. If you are in college it is because you want to be there, to learn and succeed. Learning the topics that we are taught will be more helpful in the long run, rather than memorizing them for a short amount of time to then forget them after being tested. You must learn things to fully understand what is going on and be able to build on from it. College students are going to school so that they can start a career. They still may not be taking classes they always want but they are made so that you can get somewhere and it is something they themselves are interested in. In the end, if you want to get information out of something you are better off applying yourself and learning it.
Group: Ava H, Rj W, Tj F, Kira A, Lauren B, Katherine S
