On 04aug13, Anne LaVin wrote: When teaching, I too have found this to be a really noticeable difference between beginners and more experienced folders - their perception of what you're "doing" when you're making a fold: beginners perceive the motion and details of the alignment of the flap/layer/corner/edge they're manipulating, while more experienced folders see the *crease* they're forming.
---- Thank you, Ann (and Robert)! Beautifully articulated, natch. I’ve been teaching for about 11 years now, and have noticed that beginners do often have trouble understanding what to do, even with a fairly simple (to me) maneuver. I have always focused on explaining and showing where the crease should go, because that’s my usual and natural focus (I haven’t been a beginner since about 1965, and didn’t start teaching till 2002). Now the lightbulb has lit (for me!) and I can see how to do it better, or at least try something different next time. ..... Chila ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chilagami - I think, therefore I fold; I fold, therefore I am Folding for Fun in the Mojave Desert Southern California, USA www.chilagami.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
