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<p>While passing out worksheets like that isn’t something I’d do or agree with, there are teachers who did exactly that or similarly uninspired forms of teaching such as literally reading out of the book/text for most/entire period. Heh, that was mom’s experience when she compared Chinese/ROC(Taiwan) teaching styles in middle/high school versus what she observed here in the US. </p>
<p>Students were expected to attentively take notes and otherwise deal or face severe discipline from school authorities and their parents. Not to mention culturally, the first assumption when a given student did poorly in school was that it was his/her fault as it would be unconscionable to blame teachers/educational system. The latter was viewed by most as a sign the parents were trying to run away from their own/their child’s culpability for their poor performance. Granted, this was the 1950’s and many US parents of that era had the same mentality from what I’ve heard from older friends, colleagues, teachers/Profs, etc.</p>