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There is a distinction that needs to be brought into sharper
focus. There is a germ of truth in what has been said
recently, which makes it all the more dangerous.
a) It is /partially/ true that time-on-task is one
of the things that makes some sort of contribution
to learning.
b) In any case, even if you think lack of time on
task is bad, the converse does not hold! Time on
task is not an end unto itself. Really really not!
If the time is "merely" being wasted, increasing the time
on task will not help at all ... and in fact will hurt,
insofar as it takes time away from other more-worthwhile
tasks. Furthermore, all-too-often the time is worse
than wasted, as when students learn wrong ideas that
will need to be unlearned later.