Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 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 > >