If you can develop this ability to see what you look at, to understand its meaning, to readjust your knowledge to this new information, you can continue to learn and to grow as long as you live and you’ll have a wonderful time doing it. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Sometimes Just Being There Is Enough |
And I Owe It All To You | |
2019 | Or Live For It |
2018 | Happy Thanksgiving (2018) |
2017 | Grateful Humility |
2016 | Obstacles |
Election + 2 Weeks | |
2015 | Done What You Could |
2014 | Impossible To Other Men |
2013 | Just In Case |
2012 | Isn’t This Just Pleasant? |
2011 | No Void In Sight |
Posts Tagged ‘Learning’
Still Trying To Understand
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Learning, Philosophy, Quotes on November 22, 2021| 1 Comment »
And Speak To Me
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Faith, Learning, Mark Twain, Meaning, Philosophy, Quotes, Scriptural Phrases, Travel on November 3, 2021| Leave a Comment »
One must travel, to learn. Every day, now, old Scriptural phrases that never possessed any significance for me before, take to themselves a meaning. | |
— Mark Twain | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | If You Haven’t Done It Yet: VOTE!! |
I Agree | |
2019 | I’m Still Looking |
2018 | I Choose Love |
Courage Can Be Contagious | |
2017 | Scary And Wonderful |
2016 | #AmnestyDon Hears The Polls |
2015 | Dare The Improbable |
2014 | All Together Now! |
2013 | This Road |
2012 | Profit |
2011 | God Is Personal |
2010 | Playoff Fever Gets the Best of Me… |
Learning And Teaching
Posted in Career, Disclaimer, Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, Work, tagged Disclaimer, Dr. Richard P. Feynman, Education, Frankfurt, Germany, Great Teachers, Learning, NCO Academy, Performance Oriented Training, Philosophy, POTs Training Technique, Quotes, Teaching, Work on November 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Feynman Learning Technique: | |
1) Take a piece of paper and write the concept’s name at the top. | |
2) Explain the concept using simple language (show examples to demonstrate you know how the concept works) | |
3) Identify problem areas in your explanation or examples and then go back to the sources to review the material / concept | |
4) Pinpoint any complicated terms and challenge yourself to simplify them. | |
Several days ago, I posted a quote and made a comment about excellence in teaching. (Why We Have So Few Personal Favorites ) Basically, my proposition was that it is extremely difficult to evaluate the competence and productivity of a teacher because of the number of variables and an inability to control them to a point sufficient to determine what are the tools we could provide the “most effective” teachers to make them better (or any teachers for that matter). | |
I never gave much thought about teaching until I joined the Army and they insisted I learn, participate in and practice “Performance Oriented Training” (POTs training) when I attended the NCO Academy in Frankfurt, Germany. Essentially, POTs stipulates that until the student can perform the task, the training has not been effective. There were three elements: 1) the instructor demonstrates the task to be performed / explaining the objective of the task, the reason for the task, and each step necessary to complete the task; 2) the instructor then walks / talks the student through each step as they (the student) follows along with each step; and, 3) the instructor asks the student to perform the task independently. If the student fails in performance (step 3), the instructor must return to element 2. Re-cycle through elements 2 and 3 until 3 can be accomplished independently. At that point, the student can perform the task and the training has been effective. (Of course long term retention of the knowledge / skill is a different matter.) | |
This training methodology served me very well during my working life / career as I was frequently called upon to instruct on topics in the military, and then as a civilian: from credit card fraud prevention, to correspondent banking, to numerous Information Technology topics (basic trouble-shooting, using spreadsheets, using word processing applications, server and network administration, setting up databases, conducting data analysis and creating web pages to display the analysis / data). | |
Rather late in my career, I “discovered” (i.e. read about) Dr Richard P. Feynman (PhD) and his personal learning methodology. Post-employment (i.e. in retirement), I’ve now watched bits and pieces of Professor Feynman’s lectures (on YouTube) and I believe his methodology is a civilian / academic equivalent of personal POTs training. That is: how we should expect to teach ourselves and verify our own knowledge / competency in a subject. I shudder to think of the number of lectures / classes / training sessions I’ve attended where the instructor either did not have this level of personal expertise or expect the student to demonstrate understanding at the end of the session. Which, (again) is why we remember our few “great” teachers over our lifetimes. | |
Disclaimer: The list of four steps above are available in several books and on the web and the exact wording is neither mine nor exclusive to any specific source so I have not bothered to cite any “original” source. I apologize in advance if anyone reading this feels I have used their exact language describing Dr. Feynman’s technique. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Does Anyone Else Look Forward To The Last Lawn Mowing ‘Til Spring? |
Only For You | |
2019 | 10,000 Tries |
2018 | Keep America Great – Vote This Tuesday |
2017 | Old Style Ear Candy |
2016 | Next Tuesday |
2015 | Wanna Trade? |
2014 | Brothers And Friends |
2013 | So Suddenly |
2012 | At The Center |
2011 | Live Long And Thinner |
Got Health? | |
2010 | SF Giants – 2010 World Series Champions!!! |
52 – 54 – 56 – 58 | |
2009 | Diet Update |
Pictures from Chicago Trip… | |
How Learning Infections Begin
Posted in Education, Music, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Children, Education, Learning, Leonard Bernstein, Music, Philosophy, Quotes, Teaching on August 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »
We destroy our children’s songs of existence by giving them inhibitions, teaching them to be cynical, manipulative, and all the rest of it… You become hardened, but you can find that playfulness again. We’ve got to find a way to get music and kids together, as well as to teach teachers how to discover their own love of learning. Then the infectious process begins. | |
— Leonard Bernstein | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Policies Not People |
Just Thinking To Myself | |
2019 | Should I Start With My Religion? |
2018 | Fear And Hope |
Day 33: Good News & Prep | |
2017 | Directions |
2016 | Handle With Care |
2015 | Nothing But Pride |
2014 | Go |
2013 | Well, Does It? |
2012 | Near Misses Aren’t Successes |
2011 | Uncomfortable Feelings |
2010 | San Francisco (favorites)… |
Bullets or Butter? | |
The Correct Answer Will Be In The Form Of A Question
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Albert Einstein, Learning, Philosophy, Questioning, Quotes, Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday on May 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. | |
— Albert Einstein | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Testing To Open The Economy Safely |
2019 | Or Thought I’d Thought |
2018 | Go And Dare |
2017 | And Wealth A Poor Substitute For Ability |
2016 | Neither Darkness Nor Shadows |
2015 | It Took Roots |
2014 | Hard Evidence |
2013 | Full Participation |
2012 | Roving (Again) |
Ooops, Again | |
2011 | Why Not? |
Adding Spice
Posted in Music, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Learning, Music, Philosophy, Practice, Quotes, Variety on April 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Variety in practice is most important. Repeating monotonously over and over again in a treadmill fashion is the very worst kind of practice. It is both stupid and unnecessary… using your brains and your ingenuity, and your practice will not be a bore to you. | |
— Josef Lhévinne | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Mo, Cilla, Mushy Peas And Rain |
No New Wars | |
2019 | An Epitaph For #45 (#LyingDonald) |
2018 | Before And After |
2017 | Verbs |
2016 | Not Too Tidy |
2015 | Little Understanding |
2014 | Open Early |
2013 | Movies And A Lifetime Of Lyrics |
This Truth | |
2012 | Cheaper To Hold |
2011 | Resistance Is Futile |
One Great, One Enjoyable, One Terrible… | |
Unfortunately, No Approval Is Required | |
Dealing With Trumpism, Racism and Fascism In America
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged American Politics, Difficulty, Education, Fascism, Journey, Lao-Tzu, Learning, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Miles, Philosophy, Quotes, Racism, Steps, Trumpism on January 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned. | |
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca | |
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. | |
— Lao-tzu | |
[We are going to HAVE to be in it for the long haul folks. So, get settled in… There’s lots of work ahead. — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | And So Must Good Government |
2019 | Are You Done Watching? |
2018 | Spineless Capitulation By The Democrats |
Woe Is Me… | |
2017 | Sincerely Yours |
2016 | Only Good To Say |
2015 | A Series Of Temporary Conditions |
2014 | Gaps |
2013 | Duty |
2012 | Cost Not Price |
Superheroes | |
2011 | The Simple Normalcy Of Everyday Life – “Squirrel!” |
Have Republicans Figured Out Biden Won Yet?
Posted in History, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Abba Eban, Alternatives, History, Learning, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Teaching, Wisdom on January 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. | |
— Abba Eban | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Careful About Myth Telling |
2019 | My Irish Diet |
Fighting With Oneself | |
2018 | Feeling Both |
2017 | Just Start |
2016 | Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall |
2015 | Restraint At The Inn |
2014 | To Not Discovering |
2013 | I Have Less To Say |
2012 | Not The Best Prediction I’ve Ever Read |
Still In School
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Daniel J. Boorstin, Education, Grammar School, Kindergarten, Knowledge, Learning, Philosophy, Quotes on November 25, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. | |
— Daniel J. Boorstin | |
[This education thing is taking a lot longer than I was told it was going to take back in kindergarten / grammar school. — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Will John Bolton Testify? |
2018 | Just Maybe |
2017 | Police In My Review Mirror |
2016 | Full And Rich |
2015 | Go Deeper |
2014 | Intentional Mapping |
2013 | The Sweet Path |
2012 | Living Free And Abolition |
Morning Wood | |
2011 | I Resemble That Remark |
Growth Mindset
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, Sports, tagged Boxing, Challenges, Fran Sands, Learning, Philosophy, Quotes, Sports, The "Growth Mindset", The Beginner Boxer Toolkit, www.myboxingcoach.com on October 15, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The “growth mindset” in simple terms means that when students believe that they can get smarter, they understand that effort makes them stronger. | |
The student with a growth mindset put in extra time and extra effort and this leads to higher achievement. | |
The growth mindset student possesses the tendency to embrace challenges, persist in the face of setbacks, see effort as the path to mastery, learn from criticism and find lessons and inspiration in the success of others. | |
— Fran Sands | |
From his online book: “The Beginner Boxer Toolkit“ | |
Online at: www.myboxingcoach.com | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Steps To Impeach #45 |
Science Upgrade Needed | |
2018 | Come November 6th |
2017 | Hearts And Memories |
2016 | Tremendous Energy |
Beyond Trying | |
2015 | Tell Me… |
2014 | Live Forever (To Remember Me) |
Orange October (VI) – Giants Win Game 4 | |
2013 | More Than Just Words |
2012 | Egotist, n. |
2011 | Good And Bad |
I Am Learning
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Fear, Learning, Louisa May Alcott, Philosophy, Quotes, Sailing, Ships, Storms on August 31, 2020| 1 Comment »
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. | |
–– Louisa May Alcott | |
From her book: “Little Women“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Day 2: All Things Considered |
The Path To Reward | |
2018 | Ryan, McConnell & The Republican Controlled Congress |
The Proud Dad | |
Day 35: Five(5) Weeks Completed! | |
2017 | Serving Is Proving Harder Than Winning For #DumbDonald |
2016 | Come Again… |
2015 | At Five |
2014 | Touching The Past |
The Supreme Question | |
2013 | Children Will Judge |
2012 | Liar, n. |
2011 | Freedom To Doubt |
A Humbling Learning Process
Posted in Education, Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Dr. Anthony Fauci, Humility, Leadership, Learning, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, New Data, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Science on August 3, 2020| Leave a Comment »
As a scientist, the thing you must always do is to be humble enough to know that when you get additional information, even information that might conflict what was felt earlier on, you then change your viewpoint and you change your recommendations based on the data. That’s what science is all about. Science is a learning process. | |
— Dr. Anthony Fauci | |
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Another Thought On #45’s Poor Education |
2018 | As Long As You Survive Each Experience |
WordPress to Facebook Test… | |
Day 7: Oh, Yeah! | |
2017 | A Good Habit |
2016 | The Minds Of Trumpism |
2015 | Expressing Nonsense |
2014 | A Real Fight |
2013 | Unravelling |
2012 | I Resolve |
2011 | Practice, Practice, Practice |
2009 | Phoenix Trip (July ’09) |
At Least Until The Rainbow Comes
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Attitude, Dancing, Faith, Learning, Life, Passing Storms, Philosophy, Quotes, Rain, Vivian Greene, Waiting on June 24, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain. | |
— Vivian Greene | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | And/Or A Great Soulmate |
Austen Stalking | |
2018 | Dead Red |
You Ain’t Done Yet | |
2017 | Just Because |
2016 | As Close As They Can Get |
2015 | And So I Blog |
2014 | Take Flight |
2013 | Contributing Joy |
2012 | More Than A Race |
2011 | Institutionalized Leadership |
Still Learning
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Faith, Learning, Philosophy, Prayer, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson on June 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »
No man ever prayed heartily without learning something. | |
— Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Almost Hallmark |
Beyond All Reason | |
2018 | Daydreams And Wanna-Be’s |
Or Work For #45 | |
2017 | Summer Pale |
2016 | Ain’t It Funny |
2015 | At Both Ends |
2014 | Whiner(s) |
2013 | Just Passing Through |
2012 | Dog-gone Heaven |
2011 | Occasional, Sad Results |