One problem with conventional teaching lies in the presentation of the material. Frequently, it comes
straight out of textbooks and/or lecture notes, giving students little incentive to attend class. That the traditional presentation
is nearly always delivered as a monologue in front of a passive audience compounds the problem. Only exceptional lecturers
are capable of holding students' attention for an entire lecture period. It is even more difficult to provide adequate
opportunity for students to critically think through the arguments being developed. Consequently, lectures simply reinforce
students' feelings that the most important step in mastering the material is memorizing a zoo of apparently unrelated
examples.
