Internationellt: What a student learned from a short experiment in self-directed learning

Publicerad: 2015-08-25

Uppdaterad: 2023-09-01

Skribent: John Miller

Nick Bain, 17, was in class one day when he calculated that only ”2 1/2 to three hours” was actually useful instruction. So he decided to go out on his own to learn.

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