CRAM-PASS-FORGET: the vicious cycle (and how it contributes to the collapse of education, higher education, and work ethic in the modern world)
Category: Education
This is brief summary of John May’s lectures on mastering school subjects, as he identifies the cataclysmic consequences of the current cycle many students and teachers experience: cram-pass-forget. In turn, he offers the solution, learning-mastering-retaining. John Mays, a teacher and writer, is passionate about education. He encourages educators to adopt his proven mastery-centered pedagogy. In this article, I will summarize the introduction of his lessons, explaining why we desperately need a new teaching model. This
I admit it– I took TOPS for granted.As a student from Louisiana, I heard it over and over again:“TOPS is so important!”“Don’t forget about TOPS!”TOPS this. TOPS that.To be quite honest, my teenage self failed to understand the importance of TOPS. To this day, I wish I had made an effort to listen. And that is why I write today. I implore you to keep reading, and in doing so, I hope you don’t make