Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 2, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Philippe Amard wrote: > Steve and George, > if I may, > and quoting from memory: > > 'You can't teach anyone anything, you may only place them in a > position where they may learn;' > > It's been my motto for many years, at home and abroad. > Amiti?s > Philippe as in "chance favors a prepared mind" a related thought, for learning and for making huge productive steps from what one has learned, Steve > > > George Lottermoser wrote: > >> 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) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information