Comments on: Why our Current Education System is Leading us to Failure

By: Sabrina D.

Sabrina D. — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:38:42 +0000

Allahu akbar. Amazing article Hana. Jazaki Allahu khairan. This is the biggest dilemma I am facing with UCLA’s education system. I guess I’m learning the hard way why people were so concerned about the large classroom sizes.

By: Amelia Noor

Amelia Noor — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:58:25 +0000

I can’t believe you know about Ken Robinson! He is the first person I thought of when I saw this article. Although his intent is to focus more on learning through artistic means (by employing your senses more), I still agree that the education system needs to be revolutionized. Thanks for bringing this up.

By: Hana Khan

Hana Khan — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:30:05 +0000

I agree with you both. IA I am doing some research into the “halaqah” method of discussions so if any of you have any recommendations, whether it’s literature or ppl, please send them my way!

Thanks!

By: Nader Nasr

Nader Nasr — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:24:33 +0000

JazaakyAllahu Khairan for the article. I will now inshaAllah have an excuse to show to my parents

But seriously, I definitely agree. I really hate the way the education system works. I know personally, I thrive in an environment where you have personal interactions with the professor or teacher and your classmates. It is collective learning. Nowadays, I feel like they’re trying to simulate “survival of the fittest” in the classroom.

By: Koutaiba Chihabi

Koutaiba Chihabi — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:41:57 +0000

Thank you for writing about this! I’ve always wondered how this lack of human interaction and discussion in the classroom space will affect the larger work-force later on in life. Our memorize + chug philosophy in the classroom is failing miserably, and it’s created a type of mentality where the only motivation in a class is to get an A.

The rare handful of professors who engage and challenge their students to think outside of the box by applying concepts to the bigger picture are certainly attempting to change this. I think this is why the UCLA Freshman GE (General Education) Clusters play a part in helping change the way classes are taken. By taking a course over a year-long period, the cluster system gives students 3 inter-disciplinary approaches of 1 topic, adding to the student’s bigger picture of the topic.