<p>“If you study 30 hours for several weeks and fail the midterm, it’s not a problem of intelligence, talent, OR hard work. There’s something seriously wrong with either your chosen major, or your system or studying.”</p>
<p>That seems to be a very small-minded thing to say… First off not every class someone studies hard for and doesn’t do well in is what they intend to do for a living. It may just be a necessary evil of the curriculum. There are some things people are just better at than others. If a class is mostly rote memorization and you are a better critical thinker or more imaginative then you may not do well in a class like that. D had to take organic chemistry as part of her major. Won’t ever use it again but had to take it. She struggled mightily in it despite tutoring and everything else. No issues with higher level math or physics. Will take P Chem next semester and likely do well. I understand the intent of what you say but it just hit me wrong. Thanks!</p>