The Student with a Narrow Focus

Some of the most accomplished students have a learning process of rigorous focus. They look only at what they need to succeed in the scope of the class or subject and accept from themselves no deviation in their attention.

These are often solid achievers and high performers. When the curriculum demands it — medical [...]

Teaching without Action

Whatever the subject, a teacher is generally expected to do something to teach. That is, to act in some way that conveys the subject to the student.

Another way to look at teaching is that our purpose is the student’s learning, and our actions should be in support of that purpose. So if the [...]

Teaching with Lies

I am delighted with this approach to teaching using deliberate falsehoods in part because it lessens the typical student passivity that lecture creates. It is a more challenging approach for the teacher, and may not be effective in less fact-driven and testable areas of study, but it is worth exploring.

The frame is the [...]