The Other Lessons - What Students Keep For Life

Dr. Michael Starbird, UT-Austin, Department of Mathematics

Abstract.  “Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.”-B.F. Skinner. The vast majority of our students soon forget the vast majority of the technical details they learn in class - (sometimes, in fact, before the final). Inquiry based learning courses can help students develop their ability to think clearly about challenges and problems that will arise throughout their future lives.