Eric Mazur Quotes

• I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material.

  Eric Mazur

  Teacher, Information, Students

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• You can forget facts but you cannot forget understanding.

  Eric Mazur

  Understanding, Facts, Forget

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• Just as you can't become a marathon runner by watching marathons on TV, likewise for science, you have to go through the thought processes of doing science and not just watch your instructor do it.

  Eric Mazur

  Watches, Tvs, Marathon

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• Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either.

  Eric Mazur

  Learning, Knowledge, Lectures

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• The real hallmark of learning is transferring what you’ve learned into new contexts.

  Eric Mazur

  Real, Hallmark

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