They're talking about grade inflation at the Ivies again. And OK, fair. Everyone gets an A. But can we also talk about educator inflation? Educator inflation is a good thing! By educator inflation I mean: the typical educator at a top tier university today, is miles better *at educating*, than the typical educator at that same institution 50 years ago.
The field of education is not static. There are constant advances in how material is presented, and how students are supported.
@mekkaokereke Having spent much of the last decade teaching people how to teach, I think the best of today's teachers are better than the best of fifty years ago, but the median has stayed the same. Most faculty still aren't taught evidence-based teaching practices or given the support to improve their teaching. What I believe _has_ improved is peer-to-peer/free-range learning, largely online: if students find their prof confusing, they can look for alternative explanations.
@gvwilson @mekkaokereke Hi, would you like to do a sound bite on exactly that as you said or something similar? Just 30sec audio clip to send it via private message here? It's for Fedi-only podcast or just basically edited to encouraging those here and making it all go around more warmly as audio... I can edit and clear it and send it to you before anything.
Here's the summary of 'Your Love & Logic' non-commercial podcast:
