Why cultural immersion is an important learning experience for students

David Gregory

By David Gregory
Community contribution / December 3, 2019

Having traveled quite a bit for work and for fun, I’ve never learnt more about a new culture than immersing myself in it. We always learn best through our experiences, yet most of what’s taught is still inside a classroom.

Now if it’s maths, that’s fair enough as there are many basic concepts that need to be worked through in ...

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