Re: gEDA-user: Teaching credentials (was geda cygwin package)

[Joerg <joergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Gatliff wrote:
>> Joerg <joergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>   
>>> My second chemistry teacher 
>>> did not have any teaching credential, had a hard to understand Czech 
>>> accent, and was one of the best teachers I ever had in my life. He was a 
>>> lead engineer at a chemical plant that makes laundry detergents, on 
>>> "emergency loan" to our school.
>>>     
> 
> The fact that he accepted the offer to teach on an "emergency" basis
> suggests that he's got an aptitude for teaching, at least in a
> narrowly-defined role.  He probably wouldn't be the best person to take
> on a larger responsibility, like designing a chemistry curriculum
> altogether.  He probably isn't teaching his own outline, in fact.  So
> he's kind of like a pinch-hitter in a T-ball game.  :)
> 
> I'm glad he inspired you, of course.  But that doesn't mean that anyone
> else would have--- even someone someone with a similar background and
> experience.
> 

With the regular teachers I did have a problem to become motivated 
because chemistry wasn't really my turf. But this guy brought the 
practical side out. He'd teach us which products from our daily lives 
were made using a certain process and why.

His very first session started out like it would have to in an industry 
setting. He said in his thick Czech accent "Firrst saffety. Must always 
know wherr iss fire ixtingisha and tellaphonn" ... and we knew, this was 
going to get interesting.

-- 
Regards, Joerg

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