Re: [Phys-l] docking for correct thinking

["LaMontagne, Bob" <RLAMONT@providence.edu>]

These were errors created by professionals who have gone through years of training - certainly intolerable. But this discussion is about neophytes for whom we are trying to focus their thinking skills. The hope is that they can learn to apply concepts to situations with enough insight so they can eventually realize when results simply don't make sense. That takes lots of time and practice - heavy and repeated docking of points for arithmetic at the introductory level serves no purpose but to give the teacher a feeling of superiority over his/her students. 

It is bullying - indicating a possible personality disorder!

Bob at PC

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Herbert Schulz
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 2:32 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] docking for correct thinking
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>
> Howdy,
>
> People have died because of medical doses that are orders of magnitude
> wrong! Billions of dollars were lost because of a mixup between SI and
> English units (minor compared to those who lost their lives).
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
>
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