Comments on: Knowledge vs Know HOW http://avenue4learning.com/2009/03/25/knowledge-vs-know-how/ Ideas for Teaching Students in THEIR World... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James Ramirez http://avenue4learning.com/2009/03/25/knowledge-vs-know-how/comment-page-1/#comment-472 James Ramirez Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:33:11 +0000 http://avenue4learning.com/?p=79#comment-472 "Knowledge (minus skills) isn’t very useful to anyone, except the occasional game show winner." - Something worth reflecting for by teachers and professors. I agree with every single word you said in this post and this matter should really be given attention to. In my university, there are those professors who encourage students to think creatively to solve a problem and not just focus on what's on the book but there are really those professors who put their loyalty to books and would not allow their students to solve the problems using their own creative minds. Very substantial post. James Ramirez “Knowledge (minus skills) isn’t very useful to anyone, except the occasional game show winner.” – Something worth reflecting for by teachers and professors. I agree with every single word you said in this post and this matter should really be given attention to. In my university, there are those professors who encourage students to think creatively to solve a problem and not just focus on what’s on the book but there are really those professors who put their loyalty to books and would not allow their students to solve the problems using their own creative minds. Very substantial post.

James Ramirez

]]> By: BK-Teach http://avenue4learning.com/2009/03/25/knowledge-vs-know-how/comment-page-1/#comment-130 BK-Teach Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:14:26 +0000 http://avenue4learning.com/?p=79#comment-130 Right on! I teach a class called AVID. Two days a week, we have small groups lead by grad student tutors. The students bring questions from core classes. Then they work with other students with tutors to discover their own answers. Today I had one group work through this question: "What are other ways to turn a liquid to gas without evaporation?" They decided after 20 minutes of awesome discussion and analogies that evaporation is the only way. Right or wrong doesn't really matter. The discussion, thought, and process of getting the answer were outstanding. I think that is what you are getting at and I believe that is the key to education. Right on! I teach a class called AVID. Two days a week, we have small groups lead by grad student tutors. The students bring questions from core classes. Then they work with other students with tutors to discover their own answers.

Today I had one group work through this question: “What are other ways to turn a liquid to gas without evaporation?” They decided after 20 minutes of awesome discussion and analogies that evaporation is the only way.

Right or wrong doesn’t really matter. The discussion, thought, and process of getting the answer were outstanding.

I think that is what you are getting at and I believe that is the key to education.

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