Saturday, April 4, 2009

Depth Vs Lateral Thinking

This week's module is on Fashion. I was wondering if buying a whole range of local clothes is better than buying a few branded clothes. Should I have 2 Versace Trousers or have 15 from the Walmart for the same price? What is good, Variety or Quality?

I am personally very confused on the topic. Most of the time I want Variety and would not want to wear the same clothes to a party. But again these clothes don't last as long as My Branded clothes, which I can wear for ages. Though I would like to have a variety of branded clothes, my pocket does not allow me to do that.

Similarly there is a constraint in teaching and learning. Should the teachers expose students to a lot of subjects or should they go deep into few subjects in depth? What is better? Lateral Vs Vertical is a choice we have to make because Academic hours are afterall limited. Also when we choose subjects to go in depth, should it be just science and math?

I like variety and quality both ,but my resources are limited. Can someone suggest me how to prioritize myself? Is there a way to take middle path between quality and quantity?

1 comment:

  1. I wish i had an answer to your question. The breadth and the depth of the curriculum has been a significant topic in the studies on comparative education. Should we teach them a little bit of almost everything, or almost everything of only a few things?

    Hope you will find a solution in the future.

    Gaoming

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