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Richard Feynman is famous for being an educator, and he's clearly quite good at it. Who cares if he has no formal training? I reckon he deserves at least a 1.2
by wizzwizz4 2y ago
Richard Feynman is famous for being an educator, and he's clearly quite good at it. Who cares if he has no formal training? I reckon he deserves at least a 1.2 on this scale.
- almostgotcaught 2y ago> Richard Feynman is famous for being an educator It's amazing how deep the celebrity worship goes. No he's famous for being a mathematical physicist (his Nobel is in physics not education). He was actually a very mediocre educator - you can read his own assessments of his success/failure in teaching the "famous" intro courses. Or you can ask literally any physics major that's actually had to use those books (they are horrible for actually learning from).
- wizzwizz4 2y agoMost Nobel winners are not famous. I never said he was a stellar educator: I said he is famous for it, and that he is quite good at it.