Re: Attention Experienced Professionals

From: Kenneth Downs <firstinit.lastname_at_lastnameplusfam.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 08:21:02 -0400
Message-ID: <ebfokc.dmf.ln_at_mercury.downsfam.net>


Gene Wirchenko wrote:

> Lemming <thiswillbounce_at_bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>

>>I concur.  And perhaps surprisingly to those who have never worked as
>>a trainer, the person who gains the most from such collaboration is
>>often the person who you describe as the one who has already "got it".

>
> Because he has more to work with and is less likely to be
> confused.
>
> When I tutor, the toughest part is at the beginning. I can not
> help the student understand until I handle the misunderstandings.
> After that, it is fairly easy.
>
>>One of the best ways to learn, or to consolidate learning, is to
>>explain it to someone else.

>
> Or pretend to. I sometimes lecture to myself. I am a very
> attentive student. <S>
>

A colleague of mine and I had a certain approach to tough problems we could not work out. I might start by saying, "I'm having trouble, maybe you can find my bug." Then I would begin explaining, and then say, "Oh, forget it, I just figured it out."

After awhile we dropped the part about helping, and would approach each other by saying, "I'm going to explain to you what I'm doing and figure out a problem about halfway through the explanation..." The other would chuckle and patiently listen.

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Received on Fri Oct 15 2004 - 14:21:02 CEST

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