Nicholas Thompson wrote at 06/24/2013 10:56 AM: > I am coming slowly, however, to belief that one cannot learn > from or teach to any person whom you cannot hug or punch in the nose, if > you feel the overwhelming need.
I think I'm safe enough to claim that there is no such thing as "teaching". There is only learning. Teaching is an illusion brought about by a coincidence between a motivated student and a resource-full "teacher" (who, is more properly thought of as, actually is, simply a more advanced student). For this reason, I agree with the opinion about MOOCs that they will work well for the motivated student, but not so well for mind-control in the the assembly line production of cookie-cutter undergraduates. But, obviously, I have that opinion about _all_ education. 8^) Why am I always surrounded by nails? -- ⇒⇐ glen e. p. ropella There's a city called revival made of blocks of poison ivory ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
