John W Lewis – observations

Entries categorized as ‘children’

Things counter-intuitive

2009 April 2 (Week 14: Thursday) · Leave a Comment

“That makes no sense!” … ”How can that possibly work?” … “There is no way that I am trying that!

Are these the kinds of comments you have heard from beginners at … well anything that they consider “counter-intuitive”? (more…)

Categories: aviation · children · learning · modelling · training

Being amazed by children … again!

2008 October 27 (Week 44: Monday) · Leave a Comment

Being amazed is amazing! Children frequently amaze us. Is it that we underestimate the rate and breadth of their learning? Or is it that they know much more than us and we overestimate the rate at which they forget?!

Yesterday, I had the most amazing conversation with my youngest son, (more…)

Categories: children · learning
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