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Real learning doesn't happen in the classroom

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Hello everyone! Today, I'm here to talk about why real learning doesn't happen in the classroom. Don't get me wrong, classrooms are great. They teach us important things like how to stay awake with our eyes open or how to copy homework at the speed of light 5 minutes before class. But real learning? Happens outside. Like when you try cooking Maggi for the first time and manage to burn your hands. That's life skills. Or when your Wi-Fi stops working and suddenly, you become an expert in patience, anger management and calling the technician 20 times. We learn teamwork on the playground, problem solving when our phone hangs and responsibility when we forget to submit our assignment and invent creative excuses. I learn regret when I try to fix something that only makes matters worse. So yes, the classroom gives us knowledge, but life gives us experience. THANK YOU!


Written by - Xerxes Mehershahi

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