One Bonk at a Time

I see many students struggle with new concepts, and they need the help of everyone around them, including other students. This can work, because with as many students need help, there are those who catch on so quickly they could teach entire classrooms by themselves. In every case, students exist to learn those new concepts, and it is the responsibility of those who have the information and have learned these concepts to conceptualize it in the minds of the ignorant. Yes it is. Don't argue with me on this. What, you want humanity to crumble around you so you can rise above and subjugate the common man? Down with you!

But, for real. I hear you saying, "Why do we have teachers, then, if we have students who can teach other students?" To which I say, "Why do we have your face?" To which you say nothing, because I won the argument again with that point.

It might come to reason that a student who struggles is obviously incapable of learning. That, at the fault of their parents or their own incompetence, they're certain to never amount to anything but an unmarked grave. This supposed reasoning is what one might call stupid.

Think of when you walk. Are you not aware that you had to learn how to walk? Are you, who might easily give up on the unlearned, not aware that you had to be taught literally step by step until you could barely go from point A to point B, sometimes leaving point B, C, D, and so on, on the floor because you fell down so many times? According to the reason mentioned above, it's obvious that you, as an infant (or a college student, I'm not here to judge) were incapable of ever walking and the people trying to teach you should have given up on you the moment you showed any incompetence at walking.

In the words of an ancient, 9th century traditional plainchant, "Teach the children well." That means do well at teaching the children, and that includes not giving up when they stumble and need more time than others to get the concept.

Heaven knows you aren't perfect. And, if you happen to be, then you're at fault for not teaching the rest of us until we get it, which we haven't, yet, so you're still not perfect.

No, YOU stop sticking your tongue out.