Thereisaheateddebateovertheroleoflecturesanddiscussionsintheclassroom.Somepeoplebelievethatlecturescanhelpstudentslearnmorequickly.Incontrast,othersholdthatdiscussionscanstimulatestudentstolearnbythemselves.
Thosewhoholdthefirstopinionsuggestthatstudentsattendmorelectures.Intheirview,bygivinglecturesteachershelpstudentsmastertheknowledgethey'veaccumulatedoveryearsofstudyandresearch.However,othersthinkthatinadiscussion,theteacherusuallyguidesthestudentsinsteadofdominatingthem.Theyarguethattogetinvolvedinadiscussion,studentshavetodeveloptheirabilitytoanalyzeproblemsindependently.
Inmyopinion,Istandonthesideofneitheridea.Firstofall,eithermethodhasitsdisadvantages.Furthermore,eachstudenthashisorherpreference.Thirdly,lecturesatepreferabletodiscussionsintheteachingofsciencesubjects,andonthecontrary,discussionsarepreferabletolecturesinstudyingthehumanities.Therefore,weshouldadoptdifferentteachingmethodsaccordingtodifferentsubjects.
