Comments on: Great teaching http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/2008/08/25/great-teaching/ Working software daily Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:04:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: steve.freeman http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/2008/08/25/great-teaching/#comment-278 steve.freeman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:26:27 +0000 http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/2008/08/25/great-teaching/#comment-278 <p>One of the deeper points, made somewhere in the comments, is that this clash is about identity as much as anything else. If everyone around you is deeply Creationist, compounded by the difficult circumstances that Bryce Haas finds himself in, then it takes a huge shift to even consider an alternative. Similarly, the thing that appears to drive David Campbell to make the extra effort is his self-identification as a scientist and teacher. </p> <p>A common failing of us geeks is to believe that if only we got the facts across, the rest will follow. That's how (we think) it works in our world, but not in everyone else's</p> One of the deeper points, made somewhere in the comments, is that this clash is about identity as much as anything else. If everyone around you is deeply Creationist, compounded by the difficult circumstances that Bryce Haas finds himself in, then it takes a huge shift to even consider an alternative. Similarly, the thing that appears to drive David Campbell to make the extra effort is his self-identification as a scientist and teacher.

A common failing of us geeks is to believe that if only we got the facts across, the rest will follow. That’s how (we think) it works in our world, but not in everyone else’s

]]> By: Dave Rooney http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/2008/08/25/great-teaching/#comment-277 Dave Rooney Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:51:17 +0000 http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/2008/08/25/great-teaching/#comment-277 Yes, cool article. I went to a Catholic elementary school (in Canada) back in the 70's. We had a Religion class every day, and in those classes we were taught about Creation. We also had science classes, and in the later grades (7-8) we were taught about Darwin and Evolution. I seem to recall someone explaining this paradox as the story of Creation was an explanation of the "unknown". Evolution was just fine - who do you think started it? ;) I think the lesson to be learned there is that blind dogmatism, be it for or against agile methods, is not a good thing. Yes, cool article. I went to a Catholic elementary school (in Canada) back in the 70’s. We had a Religion class every day, and in those classes we were taught about Creation. We also had science classes, and in the later grades (7-8) we were taught about Darwin and Evolution. I seem to recall someone explaining this paradox as the story of Creation was an explanation of the “unknown”. Evolution was just fine - who do you think started it? ;)

I think the lesson to be learned there is that blind dogmatism, be it for or against agile methods, is not a good thing.

]]> By: clarke ching http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/2008/08/25/great-teaching/#comment-276 clarke ching Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:49:50 +0000 http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/2008/08/25/great-teaching/#comment-276 nice link Steve. Thanks. nice link Steve. Thanks.

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