I think for many of us who are growing up with different new forms of media we may find that we start to listen less critically and maybe even think less critically. Technology, while it does have it’s benefits like furthering our education online during a global pandemic, it’s perhaps allowed information to be so obtainable that we don’t even think twice about what we see. What I urge students going into university or college is to not mildly acknowledge what your teacher is saying but connect the information and really think about it.

I think many students, especially those who have recently graduated high school, believe that learning is partly or maybe even completely dependent on the teacher or professor and therefore tend to blame their lack of academic achievement on them rather than on their own lack of effort. While having a great teacher can be very helpful and can enable students to learn and obtain information at a higher rate, the best teachers can only go so far when the student isn’t responsive to the knowledge that is being given to them. I encourage many newly graduates like myself to not look for great teachers but seek to become impassioned learners.