[Phys-L] Re: Problem Based Learning (was Teaching Methods, Fads, Time Spent on Mechanics, Etc.)
From: jlu at HEP.ANL.GOV (Jack Uretsky)
Date: Wed Aug 3 22:44:59 2005
Hi all-
I am interested in personal attacks.
Dick Hake writes:
"ather than litter the lists with vacuous personal attacks, please
take a few milliseconds to hit "DELETE" now if you (a) have no
interest in the present subject, or (b) dislike long posts such as
this one (13 KB), or (c) accept the anti-cross-posting advice of the
anonymous universal expert "Ask Anon" at
<http://www.advicemeant.com/netiquet/usenet.shtml#Cross>, or (d) have
any other reason whatsoever."
Dick, how do you feel about (pointed - i.e., non-vacuous) personal
attacks? Is there not a place for these in reasoned discourse?
Regards,
Jack
In his AP-Physics post of 2 Aug 2005 titled "Teaching Methods, Fads,
Time Spent on Mechanics, Etc." John Luvera (2005) wrote [slightly
--
"Trust me. I have a lot of experience at this."
General Custer's unremembered message to his men,
just before leading them into the Little Big Horn Valley