[oclug] Teachers

[Robert Charbonneau]

On March 2, 2002 07:12 am, you wrote:
> Hi everyone:
> 	In reading all the concerns about teachers and the level of education
> (or lack of it), I'm reminded of what George Bernard Shaw said of
> teachers, "He who can, does. He who cannot teaches". I think he hit the
> nail on the head.
> Cheers,
> Mike Roy

That's rhetorical nonsense.  I've never agreed with that.  The best teachers 
in the world are those who are also leaders, and leaders as a matter of 
course lead by example.  Teachers who cannot do not teach, they talk about 
what others have taught, therefore you don't learn lessons, you learn the 
facts of other lessons.  When the education system was first created the 
people who taught new students were scholars, even at the rudimentary level.  
Now we only see this in a University.  The problem is overpopulation.  You 
can't get those who are leading to the masses, there's just not enough 
leaders for that.  The underlying problem is we're using an education system 
designed for a vastly smaller population; therefore, it doesn't scale and 
should be re-examined.  Anyone could stick with a leader in a single field, 
say Bill Gates (I'm serious, he's truly a great leader) or Yo Yo Ma and learn 
from them day to day, get taught by them in passing, but really taught by 
their actions, and they would have a better education than anyone from grade 
1 - 12.  It's not speculation, it's a reality.  Overpopulation creates a 
larger gap of drones in society.  They get up, they go to work, they come 
home, they complain about work, they watch TV, they eat dinner, they watch 
more TV or perhaps participate in some hobby with other drones, then go to 
sleep.

The teachers are not the problem.  The problem is the teachers aren't 
leaders.  This isn't surprising mind you, it's been this way for thirty-five 
years now.  The education system just isn't the way anymore.  *shrugs*

-- 
----------
"If you could twist and turn away,
 If you could tear yourself in two again,
 If I could, you know I would,
 If I could I would, let it go..."
	- U2, _Bad_

Robert Charbonneau
etriaph at kdesktop.org
----------