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Also note the following, which is true but unfair and ironic:
a) Suppose the track coach says his goal is to teach people to run
better. That's OK. Everybody knows how to run, but a good coach
can teach them to run better.
b) Suppose the physics teacher says his goal is to teach people to
think better. That is not a tactful thing to say. People think
they know how to think and to learn, and they get resentful and
defensive if anybody suggests they should change their ways. The
ones who would benefit the most, the ones who have no clue what
hundreds (or thousands) of years of learning theory tell us ...
those are the ones who are most resistant.
There is a vicious circle here that can (in favorable cases) be
turned into a virtuous circle, if you can find a way to reverse
the momentum: If they enjoy learning, they will get better at
it, and if they get better they will enjoy it more.