Tidbit Insightings, March 9

A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.
Eliphas Levi
I started my final practical teacher training period today.
The teacher training system in Finland is exceptional (as far as I understand) in that we have several supervised practical training periods in our teacher studies. Supervised in that [...]

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Stereotypes and Individuality

Brian: Look, you’ve got it all wrong! You don’t NEED to follow ME, You don’t NEED to follow ANYBODY! You’ve got to think for your selves! You’re ALL individuals!
The Crowd: Yes! We’re all individuals!
Brian: You’re all different!
The Crowd: Yes, we ARE all different!
Man in crowd: I’m not…
The Crowd: Sch!
Monty Python: Life of Brian
After reading [...]

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Directness vs. indirectness: Speech Acts

“Then you should say what you mean,” the March Hare went on.
“I do,” Alice hastily replied; “at least–at least I mean what I say–that’s the same thing, you know.”
“Not the same thing a bit!” said the Hatter. “You might just as well say that “I see what I eat” is the same thing as “I [...]

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Reflections

reflection (Merriam-Webster online)
- an instance of reflecting; the return of light or sound waves from a surface
- the production of an image by or as if by a mirror
- something produced by reflecting; an image given back by a reflecting surface
- a thought, idea, or opinion formed or a remark made as a result of [...]

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Tidbit Insightings, the Happy Holidays Edition

Less is more.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
A few tidbits before I crawl into my cave for a Christmas holiday and renounce any responsibility of things not concerning eating, sleeping, or looking both ways before crossing the street.
Balance, baby
After meeting my last deadline, I’ve been beat. Exhausted. Lethargic, even. For a few days I wondered why [...]

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