tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post116633949745457303..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: Richard Feynman on SchoolingCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1166762405081560902006-12-22T04:40:00.000+00:002006-12-22T04:40:00.000+00:00I plan on leaving lots of Feynman strewn around th...I plan on leaving lots of Feynman strewn around the house for the youngsters to stumble across and claim as their own discoveres once they're old enough to appreciate him : )Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17697320319544886978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1166394875576045702006-12-17T22:34:00.000+00:002006-12-17T22:34:00.000+00:00i LOVE feynmann ! he has other fans on AEUK as wel...i LOVE feynmann ! he has other fans on AEUK as well <BR/><BR/>fionaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1166370739772786412006-12-17T15:52:00.000+00:002006-12-17T15:52:00.000+00:00The 45 minute lesson you had *would* have only con...The 45 minute lesson you had *would* have only contained 3 minutes of information. Most of a lesson is devoted to reinforcement of the facts in a variety of ways so that they stick for a test later in the term and ultimately in an exam. You have to admit that we don't necessarily remember something we've read through in 3 minutes...so this has some logic somewhere - even if it a poor way to learn.<BR/><BR/>I think that what I find most objectionable in the current text books for children is how ALL information is packaged into bitesize, simplified chunks with the intention of being a yardstick to measure the child's success in reproducing material he needs to know just to pass an exam and make the school look good. There is simply no room in a lesson any more for passion for the subject or lateral thinking or even to get lost in that tantalising mist of confusion (that I remember) that creates mystery and the sense of adventure when one ultimately achieves clarity. <BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com