“ Thrun was eloquent on the subject of how he realized that he had been running “weeder” classes, designed to be tough and make students fail and make himself, the professor, look good. Going forwards, he said, he wanted to learn from Khan Academy and build courses designed to make as many students as possible succeed — by revisiting classes and tests as many times as necessary until they really master the material.
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The last sentence is important. You don’t have to make super-easy courses to get people passed. Give them enough time and feedback and they will learn your material over time.
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