People who learn things independently develop strategies and infrastructure to get all the things they would get if they were going to school.

The case method is a teaching approach that consists in presenting the students with a case, putting them in the role of a decision maker facing a problem (Hammond 1976). The case method overlaps with the case study method, but the two are not identical.

Case studies recount real life business or management situations that present business executives with a dilemma or uncertain outcome. The case describes the scenario in the context of the events, people and factors that influence it and enables students to identify closely with those involved.

I have noticed one overarching theme among smart people: they ask questions. When someone explains something new to me, I’ll usually just nod my head like I know what they’re talking about. If I don’t understand something, I’ll just Google it later. After all, I don’t want this person to think I’m a moron. Smart people are different. If they don’t understand something, or even if they think they understand something, they’ll ask questions.

Not only do smart people ask questions when they don’t understand something, but they also ask questions when the world thinks it understands something.

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Computer Science Department
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Stanford University