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On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:02:26 +0100, Padraig Breathnach wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote: Padraig Breathnach writes: A teacher needs to be trusted to know the subject. That's not omniscience. If he refuses to admit ignorance, he cannot be trusted. True. But if he has to admit ignorance too often, he cannot be trusted. As long as it really isn't every question. My physics teacher willingly admitted not knowing many things, but he made damn sure he looked up the answer for the next lesson. I respected and trusted him for that. I knew (believed) that if he told me something then it was correct. -- Tim C. |
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Tim Challenger wrote:
On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:02:26 +0100, Padraig Breathnach wrote: Mxsmanic wrote: Padraig Breathnach writes: A teacher needs to be trusted to know the subject. That's not omniscience. If he refuses to admit ignorance, he cannot be trusted. True. But if he has to admit ignorance too often, he cannot be trusted. As long as it really isn't every question. My physics teacher willingly admitted not knowing many things, but he made damn sure he looked up the answer for the next lesson. I respected and trusted him for that. I knew (believed) that if he told me something then it was correct. Fair enough. And when he told you something, you believed him. That's what I mean by authority. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
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If he refuses to admit ignorance, he cannot be trusted. True. But if he has to admit ignorance too often, he cannot be trusted. As long as it really isn't every question. My physics teacher willingly admitted not knowing many things, but he made damn sure he looked up the answer for the next lesson. I respected and trusted him for that. I knew (believed) that if he told me something then it was correct. Last year of university my physics teacher admitted not been able to know everything. but he said it was better that way.... |
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:58:40 +0100, Padraig Breathnach wrote:
Tim Challenger wrote: On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:02:26 +0100, Padraig Breathnach wrote: Mxsmanic wrote: Padraig Breathnach writes: A teacher needs to be trusted to know the subject. That's not omniscience. If he refuses to admit ignorance, he cannot be trusted. True. But if he has to admit ignorance too often, he cannot be trusted. As long as it really isn't every question. My physics teacher willingly admitted not knowing many things, but he made damn sure he looked up the answer for the next lesson. I respected and trusted him for that. I knew (believed) that if he told me something then it was correct. Fair enough. And when he told you something, you believed him. That's what I mean by authority. I'm all with you on this one. -- Tim C. |
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:11:07 +0200, TourLeader wrote:
If he refuses to admit ignorance, he cannot be trusted. True. But if he has to admit ignorance too often, he cannot be trusted. As long as it really isn't every question. My physics teacher willingly admitted not knowing many things, but he made damn sure he looked up the answer for the next lesson. I respected and trusted him for that. I knew (believed) that if he told me something then it was correct. Last year of university my physics teacher admitted not been able to know everything. but he said it was better that way.... Yes, he needn't know about what happened at the student's party last Friday, does he? ;-) -- Tim C. |
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Tim Challenger writes:
And anyway, you can tell which one it is as soon as you go in the door. Not necessarily. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Deep Foiled Malls writes:
So when you advertise a tour around Paris for ¤300 euro, you don't consider that a commercial attempt to make money? I don't advertise. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Deep Foiled Malls writes:
So when you advertise a tour around Paris for ¤300 euro, you don't consider that a commercial attempt to make money? I don't advertise. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 23:11:18 +0200, Stanislas de Kertanguy wrote:
nitram wrote: Chair what chair? You are in a tiny room crammed with stale McD packaging. There is no furniture. There is a microwave on top of a server. There is a pile of expensive cameras. A whiff of rotting food hangs in the air. From a corner comes the noise of indigestion and gentle snoring. now continue I stole the cameras, (I'll go and sell them at Bièvres). I take water and spill it over the cooking plate for deep-frozen steaks (it heats up 180 C). Vapour spreads within the kitchen. I lock the emergency doors and have one of the wandering mice eating the key. And I jump into the Métro. You've played this game before.... ;-) -- Tim C. |
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On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:07:00 +0200, nitram wrote:
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:09:20 +0200, Tim Challenger wrote: On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 23:11:18 +0200, Stanislas de Kertanguy wrote: nitram wrote: Chair what chair? You are in a tiny room crammed with stale McD packaging. There is no furniture. There is a microwave on top of a server. There is a pile of expensive cameras. A whiff of rotting food hangs in the air. From a corner comes the noise of indigestion and gentle snoring. now continue I stole the cameras, (I'll go and sell them at Bièvres). I take water and spill it over the cooking plate for deep-frozen steaks (it heats up 180 C). Vapour spreads within the kitchen. I lock the emergency doors and have one of the wandering mice eating the key. And I jump into the Métro. You've played this game before.... ;-) On a PDP8 in 1965? :-) I couldn't work out if it was Adventure or D&D. -- Tim C. |
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