tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post325444945597656263..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Rubber Ball Teachingloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-146756445942900202010-07-19T17:41:35.887-04:002010-07-19T17:41:35.887-04:00No. I just - I thoroughly and VEHEMENTLY disagree....No. I just - I thoroughly and VEHEMENTLY disagree. I don't think you can treat teaching like bouncing a ball off a set of steps. With a ball, if you miss - even if you miss repeatedly or disastrously - it's no big deal. Worst-case scenario, you lose the ball and your friends laugh at you.<br /><br />There is a <i>place</i> in teaching for that sort of free-wheeling experimentation - I'Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-63164272134232346082010-07-19T08:54:30.958-04:002010-07-19T08:54:30.958-04:00Great post. It goes to my strongly held belief th...Great post. It goes to my strongly held belief that teaching is an art more than a science. We are dealing with people, not data or theory while we are teaching.Ric Murryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188864706614234noreply@blogger.com