Eric Mazur

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I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material.
- Eric Mazur
Collection: Teacher
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Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either.
- Eric Mazur
Collection: Learning
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You can forget facts but you cannot forget understanding.
- Eric Mazur
Collection: Understanding
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Just as you can't become a marathon runner by watching marathons on TV, likewise for science, you have to go through the thought processes of doing science and not just watch your instructor do it.
- Eric Mazur
Collection: Watches
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The real hallmark of learning is transferring what you’ve learned into new contexts.
- Eric Mazur
Collection: Real