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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
Well it depends on if you want to be entertained or educated. The work phase is assessment and something must be taught before it can be assessed. If students aren't learning during a competent lecture they're either stupid or lazy. Discussions feel nice and look good because there's naturally high engagement. Unless it's free it shouldn't be an equalitarian situation. The professor is being paid supposedly because he knows the content. Unless the students are being formally assessed they should be listening and asking questions only.
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Lectures are derived from before books were mass produced, where professors would dictate books for the class to copy. These days they can assign a reading and stick to more constructive approaches for class and cut the fat. If students aren't learning from a competent reading source and need it to be said out loud for them to understand it, they're either stupid or lazy.