Skill Instructioon

*During his lifetime Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the worldwide Scouting movement, wrote many books and articles directed to Scouters.*Each Sunday I’ll publish a selection from his writings in the hope that you’ll draw inspiration and understanding from his timeless ideas. CONCENTRATION in education can only be obtained when the work to be done is suited to the tastes and abilities of the learner. The natural instinct of the infant is to develop itself by exercise which we call “Play....

Burak Kanber is an engineer with a blog. He recently posted an article titled Effective Teaching is a Long Con; If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. – Carl Sagan The above Carl Sagan quote is why most smart people are bad teachers. Smart, impassioned people know the whole story behind what they’re teaching. Smart people like to think about the whole story; they run it through their heads over and over in the shower, while they’re cooking, and on the subway....