[ExI] annoying, unsolicited advice

[William Flynn Wallace]

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 7:04 PM, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Apr 11, 2017 3:27 PM, "William Flynn Wallace" <foozler83 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I just don't know if anyone can teach teaching.
>
>
> Teaching, like any skill, can be taught.  (Although, also like any skill,
> some will already - by random chance - have learned the basic concepts
> and/or have an easier time than most picking them up, and for some others -
> like the friend you mention - the opposite is true.)
>
> It is perhaps not taught nearly as often, or as well, as it should be, but
> this does not mean it can not be.
>
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>From what I know of the education dept. and its classes on teaching el-hi,
it's mainly about being organized, using visual aids, discipline, and a lot
more along those lines.  All not too much trouble for a robot to learn.

Nothing about relating to the students as people, with all their individual
differences  There was quite a bit of interest in learning styles, but that
turned out to be rather irrelevant.

​I suppose you are right - I would love to teach some teachers about
teaching actual people.

bill w

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