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Why students fail

Even highly intelligent students fail, and its most often because either they no longer see the meaning behind what they are supposed to be learning (don't see its value), they can't make connections to their personal goals, or they are unable to freely control their studies on their own terms.

• How might this be leveraged or avoided in an alternate educational system? It is crucial for students to understand why they are learning the things they are learning

See also:

• The normal educational system doesn't leverage the way we really learn