In a message dated 10/15/2001 12:59:02 PM Central Daylight Time,
wbarowy@yahoo.com writes:
> I think on the one hand there is a tension between the activities of learning
> and teaching for understanding and learning and teaching for application.
>
Bill,
I replied to Martin's post with a repsonse that suggested people who have
never applied their learning should not become teachers. You bring up a good
point that there is a difference between understanding math principles and
applying them. Do you believe it is possible to understand this distinction
without ever having had the opportunity to fail at applying principles a
person so surely thought they undertstood? Do you agree it is important for
teachers to practice their knowledge before attempting to instruct others in
that discipline?
Eric
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