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Slow Learners, Non-Learners

2016.01.21 by Bookscrounger 4 Comments

There are administrators, and even some teachers, who believe that slow learners do not want to learn, they are non-learners. The facts argue otherwise.

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Posted in: Biology, Education Tagged: Intellectual Abuse, Teaching

Rote/Wrote: Memorization vs Education

2016.01.19 by Bookscrounger 5 Comments

In the previous post I talked about the origins of modern education, and about how the book and simple literacy dominated the functions of the early university.  That literacy was dominated by memorization, not education Roman Public Speaking & Mnemonics The word ‘lecture,’ comes from the Latin word lego, ‘to read’, but also ‘to recite’.  … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Education, Knowledge Tagged: fundamentalism, Hammer Thinking, Intellectual Abuse, Teaching

Tailoring Education vs Teaching in a Shoe

2015.12.18 by Bookscrounger 4 Comments

There’s this woman I know of, who has too many children. The unfortunate thing, however, is that despite the natural differences among them, she all expects them to perform and master new skills on demand: all at the same time, and at with same level of proficiency.

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Posted in: Education Tagged: Hammer Thinking, Intellectual Abuse, Teaching, Wisdom
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