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Re: Constructivist Physics



At 10:43 6/8/97 -0400, Donald Simanek wrote a very fine appreciation of
educational methods:

I will quote a sentence or two to critique, not particularly because it is
wrong, but only because the reader may think his realistic comment is
pejorative, and hence to be avoided....


(2) not all of their previous knowledge is transferable
to completely new situations. ...
...In case (2) the usual technique is to create false bridges from the
old to the new through strained analogies and invented and contrived
links.

Another weakness is ....
-- Donald


We have all heard the 'magic' method that people with all but eidetic memories
can use to hold onto incredible lists of data.
They create 'false bridges from the old to the new through strained and
invented and contrived links.'
This is the VERY BEST method of memorization for many purposes.
We should take care not to discard the use of such vividly effective
methods in the service of education.

( I sometimes think that a principal difference between the $20k pa
education and the $2k pa education is the memorability of the context of
learning material...)

Regards
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK