Children, Education, and the Tech

[The Anabaptist Jacques]

I was a big Sherlock Holmes fan before I was in Scientology.

I started looking up the definitions of words when I read that Holmes and Watson rode a handsome to Victoria Station.

And I didn't understand what was the big deal because Billy Budd was impressed with the British Navy. I mean, my uncle joined the U.S. because he was impressed.

The Anabaptist Jacques

[The Anabaptist Jacques]

#1Hellavahoax..CORRECT! Sometimes one can get so bogged down in the significance that one loses track of what the heck they were doing. In my grade, We use a simple dictionary with pictures and get it over and done with. I want USING a dictionary to be painless, NOT a dreaded never ending ritual.

#2Infinite: CORRECT! That is why I rewrote or rephrase what I use.

Context can mean everything. Age level may also. I am not into torture. My class moves quickly. Five year olds can only handle 15-20 minutes TOPS on any one subject, unless it involves glue and sparkles.

Ah-ha! So you don't use Hubbard's Tech.

You've even got the nerve to use your own judment.

The Anabaptist Jacques

[HP Aradia]

Did your parents value education? Not all do.

My children have many challenges: many parents are alcoholics or druggies,
homework usually has to be done IN class as parents could care less, economics is another one, many come to school in the winter in spring jackets and gym shoes.

What works is what I use. Picasso amused them; they thought he was a child because the body parts were all grossly exaggerated or in the wrong place.

[HP Aradia]

I use what Hubbard calls HIS tech: dictionary (but not to kill a student's love of learning and reading), demo kit (because they all find it fun anyway to show off their skills and expertise to the teacher), and so forth.

Gradient darlin..everything is on a gradient..NOT with a hammer.

[HP Aradia]

Unlike my initiation onto this site... !

[The Anabaptist Jacques]

I use what Hubbard calls HIS tech: dictionary (but not to kill a student's love of learning and reading), demo kit (because they all find it fun anyway to show off their skills and expertise to the teacher), and so forth.

Gradient darlin..everything is on a gradient..NOT with a hammer.

Nooooo, that's not Hubbard's Tech. He didn't invent the dictionary and he didn't invent demonstration.

My point about your first post has been this:

Let me make an analogy.

Let's say someone asked you what you teach your students.

And you replied, "I teach about the division of labor and the diffrent economic elements like capital, labor and entreprenuers."

Or, instead, you said "I teach Marxism." (Not that there is anything wrong with that).

Do you see the connotative difference there?

Marx covers the first answer, but it is an entirely different interpretation because the ideas communicated about those things are different.

Hubbard's Study Tech is not about things---dictionaries, demo kits, and gradients. It is about the process of learning.

And his process of learning is a trap. And I think you know that otherwise you would not do it as he does it.

So saying you use Hubbard's Study Tech because you use dictionaries and demo kits is not correct and is misleading.

The Anabaptist Jacques

[Terril park]

"Teaching My Kids in School..."

Way cool!!!

I never did much formal study tech with my son. He mostly never did homework, but got excellent results in primary school [ UK 5-11]

And amazingly to us was well behaved!!!! Couldn't understand it.

In secondary school he always did well in exams, but was often chided for inattention, lack of homework etc.

he got the second best grade in religious studies. I was always getting complaints he never paid attention or did homework. Was a catholic school.
I asked him how and he said 90% of RI was logic.

In later years he became very interested in problem solving and in exams at age 16 got several maths exams at 100%. His A levels, [17-18]
he got 3 at grade A, the best, and one at grade B. Got into Imperial college London one of the top 5 universities in the world for science maths engineering ect. And dropped out! Played too many computer games and
didn't study enough. And didn't like mechanical engineering.

He's now in his last year at Manchester Uni[ a good one] doing maths and computer science.

Its my opinion that my main help to him was to try and expose him to
various areas and encourage interest. And more importantly to tease him
mercillessly about everything. Such as at age 2 seeing an illuminated air ship in the night sky I told him it was a " naughty flying sausage". He eventually spotted the nonsense and the outpoints. And in later years I couldn't pull the wool over his eyes about anything!

[HelluvaHoax!]

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It bears repeating that Hubbard's study "tech" includes many theoretical rituals that are entirely antipathetic to learning. By way of example, let's take the superstitious belief that one must clear EVERY definition with made-up sentences.

While it is possible that some residual good could occasionally happen, it could equally be stated that there is some good in having students read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica entry for every 9th word in the text being studied.

In spite of Hubbard's ivory tower theory, the more likely result from forcing students to clear every definition is:

* Ruining the passion for learning and enjoyment thereof.
* De-railing the student's purpose for learning with a pedantic and meaningless off-topic exercise.
* Relentless interruption of the naturally rhythmic assimilation of knowledge much like a bullying parent might cut off their child's speech so often that they develop a stutter.
* The inordinate loss of time and momentum.
* Re-focusing the student onto ancillary insignificata, resulting in an inverted or illogical sense of priorities. (This, in contrast to Hubbard's taped lecture "Evaluation of Importances", one of the scriptural revelations to mankind in his "Study Tapes")

When one generally refers to the "Study Tech" they are mistakenly referring to tech that contains tech-niques that are provably harmful to studying. Thus, the term "study tech" itself is not actually understood by those that use it. LOL

[The Anabaptist Jacques]

You forgot one: Becoming a Scientologist.

The Anabaptist Jacques

[TG1]

(yawn)

Is it time to stop fighting and break for dinner yet?

TG1