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> we need people to teach as part of how they learn. I've got a principle I came up with called LTD: Learn, Teach, Do. The idea is to prioritize activities wh

> we need people to teach as part of how they learn. I've got a principle I came up with called LTD: Learn, Teach, Do. The idea is to prioritize activities where I can be doing all three at the same time. An example would be pair programming with a junior on a new problem where I don't know how to solve every part of the problem. "Learn on the job together with a team, and share learnings as you go" is basically the kind of work that I mean. I've found LTD activities are awesome in so many ways. You build up the team around you, grow as an individual, and get shit done all at the same time. I'm increasingly against activities which focus strongly on only one of these(school being the main example).

em-bee 5y ago
teaching is a very effective method of learning. in one community that i am part of it is emphasized that most of the benefits of teaching go to the teacher. as for a school model, montessori groups children in age-groups spanning 3 years, and older children there routinely teach the younger ones.
- bcrosby95 5y ago
  Montessori schools are so weird. I'm convinced they're mostly buzzwords to get rich parents to send their kids there - at least around here. I know a couple of teachers and all of them say that the Montessori schools around us don't actually follow most of the philosophies of Montessori. In our area they seem to be for over-achievers. Want your 4 year old to learn to read, write, and do math? Send them to a Montessori. At least, that's the reason all the parents I know send them there.
  - em-bee 5y ago
    the problem is that the name "montessori" is not protected, and schools take advantage of that. so you have to look closely if the teachers are actually trained and certified by one of the training schools that actually provide proper montessori training, and whether the classrooms have the proper environment.
analog31 5y ago
This is actually a principle of training medics: Learn one, do one, teach one.

em-bee 5y ago

teaching is a very effective method of learning. in one community that i am part of it is emphasized that most of the benefits of teaching go to the teacher. as for a school model, montessori groups children in age-groups spanning 3 years, and older children there routinely teach the younger ones.

bcrosby95 5y ago
Montessori schools are so weird. I'm convinced they're mostly buzzwords to get rich parents to send their kids there - at least around here. I know a couple of teachers and all of them say that the Montessori schools around us don't actually follow most of the philosophies of Montessori. In our area they seem to be for over-achievers. Want your 4 year old to learn to read, write, and do math? Send them to a Montessori. At least, that's the reason all the parents I know send them there.
- em-bee 5y ago
  the problem is that the name "montessori" is not protected, and schools take advantage of that. so you have to look closely if the teachers are actually trained and certified by one of the training schools that actually provide proper montessori training, and whether the classrooms have the proper environment.

analog31 5y ago

This is actually a principle of training medics: Learn one, do one, teach one.