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One other aside, I'm often reminded of: There's a saying "Those who can't do, teach." I think, on the contrary, a good teacher has to not only be an expert on
by geerlingguy 7y ago
One other aside, I'm often reminded of:
There's a saying "Those who can't do, teach."
I think, on the contrary, a good teacher has to not only be an expert on a topic, but has to poke and prod it further, then distill everything about it down to the essentials to turn it into teachable lessons.
Anyways, I figure that I have a certain amount of knowledge in my head. It would be nice if I could spread that knowledge as far and wide as possible, since that could ignite a bit more passion for good software and solid automation in others.
- m52go 7y agoAll great thoughts -- you sound like a generous guy :) > Those who can't do, teach I'm with you. I'd change that phrase to "Those who have done, should teach". Reminds me of an idea I think I read in one of Nassim Taleb's books...that growth of education tends to follow the growth of industry, since industry is where a great portion of tinkering and experimentation is happening.
- jlgaddis 7y agoI always heard it as, "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." OTOH, I worked at a .edu for several years (networking) and was asked to teach a course when the contracted instructor suddenly had to back out at the last minute. That led to me teaching a course or two per semester for a few years and, to be honest, I'm fairly certain that I learned way more when I was teaching than my students did. As you said, you have to be much more than just an expert on the topic.