Hi Larry and Ken Von: "support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ... is that Ken hit the nail on the head: > > > ... That's why I really feel uncertain about the "learning by > > building" part of such a short course - much of the learning comes > > from making mistakes, learning how to look at what you did (history, > > then finding a way to log what happened, then realising you needthe > > error messages as well...), and finding solutions... > > In general, everything else being equal (eg., learning styles, student > level of knowledge prior to class, etc.), it's been my experience that > those students who fare well down the road are those who don't "get > it the first time".
Sounds plausible to me. To repair the broken system could give more insight than successfully building it according to a "fool-proof" recipe. BUT, I expect quite a number of students to lose patience, start complaining and miss the point. OK, may be I'm doing them an injustice, or they not mature enough, I don't know. > My experience has been that it's far less important to teach someone how > to perform a specific task than it is to teach them how to learn - As a general rule, yes no doubt. > which most definitely includes how to troubleshoot, as that invariably > causes one to seek out information from different sources, how to think > in a methodical manner, etc. I never looked at troubleshooting that way, thanks for the insight. > Also, whenever I've had students who were way ahead of the curve, I've > always tried to somehow interest them in taking what they had > accomplished "to the next level" - enhancing whatever they had already > done or built, implementing their solution in a different way, etc. - > just so long as they weren't "resting on their laurels." Can you elaborate on that? > > As the tutor, you ought to know more than what you teach the > > students ... > > while that's certainly true (eg., mastery of the material one is teaching > is important; no doubt about that), as a teacher, I strongly believe that > if you're not learning about as much from your students as they are from > you, then something is wrong. Agree. On a first glance mastery is a must for the tutor. In the IT at least, things change so fast, "learning by doing (teaching)" is unavoidable. ;) CU Steve -- GMX FreeMail: 1 GB Postfach, 5 E-Mail-Adressen, 10 Free SMS. Alle Infos und kostenlose Anmeldung: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freemail -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
