Re: Why I stop attacking HLA

Randy wrote:
>> > "Why is this bit called the 'N' bit?
>>
>> Why are you called "Randy"? We have to give it a name and "N" is as
>> good as "X" or "Y" (and as they later will see, even better).
>
> You've hit the nail right on the head when you said "later". That's not
> the right way to present material. Whenever you say "later" you lose
> the students' interest. You need to organize your material in an
> appropriate fashion so that they learn from the basics towards the
> complex with as few "laters" as possible. Otherwise, you just wind up
> confusing the students. Doesn't matter whether they are facts or not.

Without commenting on this topic specifically, teaching nonmystifying
half-truths later to be expanded and explained in full, can in fact be a
good tool to keep student concentration. Students (or people in general)
will tend to loose concentration when they are faced with long theoretical
explanations. Every pedagogical technique should be used with moderation.

Greetz, :-)
Jakob Wrigley


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