At Oxford and Cambridge there are no classes; instead students meets regularly with tutors. I wished MIT encouraged more of this, but it's very time-consuming for the professor, and if he spends his time teaching and explaining things, there won't be time for the real work of bringing in research funds, consulting, publishing and delivering papers, making a name for oneself. Besides, if you can't figure out everything by yourself, you probably don't belong at MIT.
The Idea Factory, Learning to think at MIT
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