At 5:04 PM +0000 9/29/02, Robert Edmonds wrote: >Here's another benefit I see from certifications like this: there are >things that all of us know how to do, but if asked to walk someone through >it over the phone, couldn't do it. For example, for me it would be DNS >configuration. I can do it, but I can't tell YOU how to do it. I know it >just well enough to kind of stumble through it and get it working. And I >can get it working CORRECTLY. It's just that I am weak in that area. With >a performance based test in a lab situation, I could pass by getting it to >work, but I may not be able to answer the question correctly on paper. And, >in my opinion, it's more important to be able to "walk the walk" than "talk >the talk". What do you think?
You make some excellent points. I think it's more than a binary "talk the talk" vs. "walk the walk," the first being answering tests and the second being demonstrating performance. It's long been a Cisco instructional principle that people learn in different ways. Some are visual, some are conceptual, some are aural, and some are tactile (i.e., hands on). I tend to be visual and conceptual. You describe a very real-world requirement to "talk the walk" -- to teach something, which is yet another skill set. Mind you, I find that teaching or the equivalent writing is a good way to learn. Mind you, I'm trying to complete the matrix and figure out what "walk the talk" would be--the ability to listen without using your mouth? :-) Howard Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54501&t=54435 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
