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2. One of the problems with many so-called "traditional" teachers is that
they do not appreciate the imprtance of, or do not have the talent for,
showmanship as part of lecturing. That was certainly clear in an e-mail
exchange some time ago with, as I recall, one of those you name in your
posting. Teaching, I think we can agree, is the art of inspiring students
to learn. There is a long history, going back at least to ancient Greece,
of the use of speech to inspire action in people. That history may not be
irrelevant to the topic of our dicussion
3. One problem with this dialogue is that it purports to apply to all
teaching in all circumstances. Research, if it is to be worthy of the
name, must define the limits of its applicability.