tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post2941514023073174586..comments2023-06-28T10:51:33.204+02:00Comments on For the promotion of rigour and rationality: What does "why" mean?Takis Konstantopouloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-52342941999487960792014-01-14T15:02:38.367+01:002014-01-14T15:02:38.367+01:00Yes, yes. It's fantastic. Have you read his bo...Yes, yes. It's fantastic. Have you read his book "The Character of Physical Law"? Highly recommended.<br /><br />Some of Feynman's lectures should be part of any pedagogical training of university teachers, not only in Physics.Takis Konstantopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-3715272431253265022014-01-14T14:35:06.791+01:002014-01-14T14:35:06.791+01:00Loved the Feynman clip.
He did answer the question...Loved the Feynman clip.<br />He did answer the question, by showing what must be understood by the listener before his question could be meaningful.<br />Brilliant.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-45425070530247887542014-01-11T12:54:55.383+01:002014-01-11T12:54:55.383+01:00James, I TOTALLY agree with you. I'd LOVE to h...James, I TOTALLY agree with you. I'd LOVE to have a colleague or someone (who understands, to some degree, the content of my lectures) be there, in class, with me. This should be a continuing process, say, once every 2 years (?), and not a one-time shot. But this is not what is happening in pedagogical courses. Typically, ONCE in one's career, some "pedagogue" watches a person lecture, and that's it. This is supposed to take care of everything.<br /><br />I've also escaped all that. (I guess they thought that I learned everything in the US...) I'm not complaining about myself, but about the so-to-speak pedagogical education which, according to people who are really interested in the pedagogical aspects of technical teaching, is flawed and tends to ignore a basic principle: namely, that it is impossible to have a pedagogical education common and uniform across all disciplines, from mathematics to applied botanics.Takis Konstantopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-42913063547906493562014-01-11T12:44:04.060+01:002014-01-11T12:44:04.060+01:00Fascinating video, thanks Takis!
I escaped the ki...Fascinating video, thanks Takis!<br /><br />I escaped the kind of training you're describing. Mostly I'm glad of that.... But some things I would still appreciate - for example, someone to observe me lecturing, and comment. <br /><br />JamesJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075856924139777288noreply@blogger.com