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Humans learn best when they pursue a goal, encounter a problem, remain conscious of that problem, notice information that can solve that problem, rapidly act on that information, and go on to teach what they learn to others.
Dan Koe • The Art of Focus: Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future
“Teaching is not entertainment, but it is unlikely to be successful unless it is entertaining”
― Herbert A. Simon, Models of My Life
Parents need guidance in directing their children on the road that leads to responsible educational independence. Learners need experienced leadership when they encounter rough terrain. These two needs are quite distinct: the first is a need for pedagogy, the second for intellectual leadership in all other fields of knowledge. The first calls for k
... See moreIvan Illich • Deschooling Society (Open Forum S)
Teaching for People Who Prefer Not to Teach
A collection of unconventional teaching methods and exercises for educators and students, promoting collaborative learning, self-discovery, and the exploration of art, while challenging traditional educational norms.
LinkIn identical circumstances, with identical material, the people who had to teach others about a subject would learn the material better themselves. The researchers named this phenomenon the ‘protégé effect’.10
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
People learn by creating their own understanding. But that does not mean they must or even can do it without assistance. Effective teaching facilitates that creation by getting students engaged in thinking deeply about the subject at an appropriate level and then monitoring that thinking and guiding it to be more expert-like.
