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Subject: [Leica] the ultimate digest Leica criticism thread
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:45:33 -0600
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Hi Steve,

I suspect we're a whole lot closer to the truth with this revision,
"those who can't (or don't) do tend to pontificate."

(and further, pontificating does not equal teaching)

;~)

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Nov 2, 2009, at 2:07 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:

> hi George,  :-)
>
> as I expected, even with my apology to you included, this gets  
> panned as it did a couple of years ago.
>
> I didn't say that the non doers are good teachers , just that they  
> teach...
>
> I do believe that there is truth to this, if you allow that non  
> doers teach, even though they are lousy teachers...
>
> me....I have always been a doer first, though also a teacher, for  
> almost 40 years...I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly...
>
> but, what I mean of course, is that folks that can't do, often  
> present themselves as experts...
>
> (present company excepted...)
>
>
> simple , ehh...
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 2, 2009, at 11:51 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>
>> this "quote" needs to die.
>> lousy teachers
>> can't do
>> or teach.
>> every good teacher
>> I ever knew (and know)
>> could both do and teach.
>>
>> many doers I knew (and know)
>> can't teach.
>>
>> doing steadily for 45 years
>> taught at college level for 6 years
>> and
>> thankful for each good teacher in my life
>>
>> ;~)
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>> On Nov 2, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>>
>>> "those that can't do, teach; and those that can't teach, teach gym"
>>>
>>>
>>> (and no disrespect to teachers, I was one)
>>
>>
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