During academic study, we need read diversified materials to master the knowledge instructors taught in class, such as textbooks, papers, lecture notes, webpages or slides. Many students are used to the materials handed out by teachers, while others manage to search materials for themselves. As for me, I use both materials chosen by teacher and myself at the mean time. I hold a view that the materials chosen by teacher is no less important than ones chosen by students themselves.
On the one hand, materials chosen by students is more customized to them. What students choose is definitely what they are interested in. They can find their passion in those materials so that they will more concentrate on them and enjoy reading. Take me as an example: I’m much more inclined to be diverted from that chosen by teacher but boring materials. In addition, we may be curious about some questions instructors don not cover in classes. That’s when we have to search for information by ourselves. Independently searching for academic materials is a basic skill for a self-motivated student who plans to devote himself to scientific career. I encourage them to find their way to fulfill their personalized curiosity. As Albert Einstein said, the important thing is not to stop questioning, curiosity has its own reason for existing.
On the other hand, teachers is an expert in their field. They had a better judgment than students. They know what students really need to learn, so the materials chosen by them are all essence of this course. Those materials help us save much time, which we may spend on useless material. Moreover, many of them have been teaching a certain course for several years. During long-time teaching, materials may have been reviewed and filtered by them for many times. They are always removing old-fashioned materials and adding new ones, directed by the goal of the course, to maintain the high quality of their materials. The time a teacher spends on this activity is unimaginable for an individual who just study this course for a semester.
To sum up, I think materials chosen by teachers and those chosen by students are equally important. They both has their own advantages over each other.
During academic study, we need read diversified
materials
to master the knowledge instructors taught in
class
, such as textbooks, papers, lecture notes,
webpages
or slides.
Many
students
are
used
to the
materials
handed out by
teachers
, while others manage to search
materials
for themselves. As for me, I
use
both
materials
chosen by
teacher
and myself at the mean
time
. I hold a view that the
materials
chosen by
teacher
is no less
important
than
ones
chosen by
students
themselves.
On the one hand,
materials
chosen by
students
is more customized to them. What
students
choose is definitely what they
are interested
in. They can find their passion in those
materials
so
that they will more concentrate on them and enjoy reading. Take me as an example: I’m much more inclined to
be diverted
from that chosen by
teacher
but
boring
materials
.
In addition
, we may be curious about
some
questions instructors
don not
cover in classes. That’s when we
have to
search for information by ourselves.
Independently
searching for academic
materials
is a basic
skill
for a self-motivated
student
who plans to devote himself to scientific career. I encourage them to find their way to fulfill their personalized curiosity. As Albert Einstein said, the
important
thing is not to
stop
questioning, curiosity has its
own
reason for existing.
On the other hand
,
teachers
is an expert in their field. They had a better judgment than
students
. They know what
students
really
need to learn,
so
the
materials
chosen by them are all essence of this
course
. Those
materials
help
us save much
time
, which we may spend on useless
material
.
Moreover
,
many
of them have been teaching a certain
course
for several years. During long-time teaching,
materials
may have
been reviewed
and filtered by them for
many
times
. They are always removing
old
-fashioned
materials
and adding new
ones
, directed by the goal of the
course
, to maintain the high quality of their
materials
. The
time
a
teacher
spends on this activity is unimaginable for an individual who
just
study this
course
for a semester.
To sum up, I
think
materials
chosen by
teachers
and those chosen by
students
are
equally
important
. They both
has
their
own
advantages over each other.