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From: Ehud Lamm <ehudlamm@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Newbie in distress :-)
Date: 1999/10/24
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In article <7utnh6$gjs$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> wrote:
> In article
> <Pine.A41.3.96-heb-2.07.991023170713.120704A-100000@pluto.mscc.h
> uji.ac.il>,
> I fear students are unlearning the technique of reading
> books, in favor of throwing a quick question to some newsgroup
> in the hopes of finding an answer.

Yes. But I don't get mad, I get even :-)

I take it that by asking in a newsgroup the student is showing a genuine
interest in the subject - so I put him in the direction of in depth material.
In this group good ideas are suggesting the Rational, Ada design documents
etc.

These are always good to read, so why not suggest them?


>
> One of the things we need to teach our students is how to read
> (and learn from the reading of) reference materials of various
> levels of sophistication.
>

Concerning the "unlearning" of thinking skills (since the students still know
how to read - at least from the screen :-)

you might enjoy to E-List's I wrote, which after reading your post jumlped to
mind:

* Is there a charcter trait for curiosity
* Stimulating learning - possible?

Hope you enjoy these

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