I've been meaning to start this thread for a while but conversations at the SCP Harrogate conference a couple of weeks back have prompted it. I know it's been touched on before and I'm sure it will again.
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It was great to see Chris Nester give such a clear and concise presentation, and it was also encouraging to see so many people in the room who were very excited by it (if a little shocking to see how many it was entirly new to).
However I had the opportunity to talk to a few people involved in undergraduate education and still found that teaching in some UK universities was still centred around (modified) Root with various other things thrown in as 'stuff you may also like to be aware of'. The justification seemed to be that it was felt necessary so new students had a common language with the profession when they came out.
I personally don't get this approach- the rest of the profession is out of date so we must make sure the new guys are out of date or they won't be understood! I think it must be possible to teach to current evidence with enough historical perspective to allow professional intergration.
I think as an undergraduate being taught something that will have to be unlearnt (especially if you're told it's not right while you're acually studying it) is pretty discouraging.
Is this really the current state of things? Are there any current undergradate lecturers on here who can comment? Am I just way off? How are things approached elsewhere?
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