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While apathy certainly explains many mediocre instructors, I know for a fact that some outstanding scientists desperately want to be good at teaching but just d

by mhartl 15y ago

While apathy certainly explains many mediocre instructors, I know for a fact that some outstanding scientists desperately want to be good at teaching but just don't have the magic touch. As a mathematician might put it, knowing the material is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for being able to explain it.

squasher 15y ago
It's not a magic touch, it's a learnable skill. A skill that's damn hard to learn and takes years of dedication, introspection, and humility, but learnable nonetheless.
- mhartl 15y ago
  So is playing basketball, but we can't all be Earvin Johnson.