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One thing I have struggled with in my education is the "One size fits all" approach to teaching. Sometimes I find that too many regulations on teaching style and method can be oppressive and invasive. Here's why: if I approach an instructor to discuss why their teaching methods aren't working for me, and they tell me that the changes are out of their hands, I feel completely dis-empowered. I would like to know what can be done about regulation, so that students feel they have a right to ask for variations on teaching methods when they are necessary, instead of students feeling like they are nothing more than a product riding the conveyor belt of the education system. Sometimes I feel like I am seen as a means for financial support for the school I attend, not a person who is hungry for knowledge and understanding.

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