Learning Begins When Teaching Stops!

“Teaching is, in some ways, a myth. The greatest skill is learned, more than it is taught. And the great teacher realizes this."

The great teacher/coach introduces the student to a concept and allows him to make acquaintance with it. /1

..He leads him into the room & allows him to have a look around. Given the appropriate freedom, the student ambles through the room, visiting the corners &the layout. His brain develops a feel for the boundaries of the room and how to move within it without bumping into walls. /2

With time, the student learns to live within the room and breathe its unique fragrance. Eventually, the room becomes home.
This is the way in which skill is developed.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of the instruction that prevails across the world consists of leading the /3

the student by the hand. Pulling him into the room. Taking him to each part of the room and defining its characteristics. Showing him how to walk within the room. Demonstrating for him the length of the stride and the speed of the walk.
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The student is instructed to memorize the information and repeat it for the teacher. /5

Learning Begins When Teaching Stops

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