On learning, and context and stuff
First, read this paragraph:
A newspaper is better than a magazine, and on the seashore is a better place than a street. At first it is better to run than to walk. Also, you may have to try several times. It takes some skill, but it's easy to learn. even young children can enjoy it. Once successful, complications are minimal. Birds seldom get too close.One needs a lot of room. Rain soaks in very fast. Too many people doing the same thing in the same place can cause problems.If there are no complications it can be very peaceful. A rock will serve as an anchor. If things break loose from it however, you will not get a second chance.
Then give this paragraph a title. Yes, you can go back and read. Yes, you can take as long as you want. No, you're not allowed to check other people's answers or read comments until you've filled in the poll. Just have a think and guess.
Poll
The reason I'm doing this, is that the paragraph in question came up in Learning training last week in order to illustrate quite how important context is to understanding something, and how meaningless something can be without context. Yes, there is a 'right' answer - though possibly someone could come up with another - but the only people who gave that answer in my group were people with a PhD level education.
So this is me asking you guys - all intelligent, thoughtful people with varying levels of education, what you think. I'm interested to see what everyone says.
A newspaper is better than a magazine, and on the seashore is a better place than a street. At first it is better to run than to walk. Also, you may have to try several times. It takes some skill, but it's easy to learn. even young children can enjoy it. Once successful, complications are minimal. Birds seldom get too close.One needs a lot of room. Rain soaks in very fast. Too many people doing the same thing in the same place can cause problems.If there are no complications it can be very peaceful. A rock will serve as an anchor. If things break loose from it however, you will not get a second chance.
Then give this paragraph a title. Yes, you can go back and read. Yes, you can take as long as you want. No, you're not allowed to check other people's answers or read comments until you've filled in the poll. Just have a think and guess.
Poll
The reason I'm doing this, is that the paragraph in question came up in Learning training last week in order to illustrate quite how important context is to understanding something, and how meaningless something can be without context. Yes, there is a 'right' answer - though possibly someone could come up with another - but the only people who gave that answer in my group were people with a PhD level education.
So this is me asking you guys - all intelligent, thoughtful people with varying levels of education, what you think. I'm interested to see what everyone says.