“[A]udiovisual aids, far from being an advance in
pedagogy, may well be nothing more than another form of dumbing down. One of
the reigning clichés in pedagogy for some while now has been that current
generations are visual-minded; they cerebrate not through words but pictures.
So, the argument runs, it makes sense to appeal to them visually. Some learning
can doubtless be accomplished visually. But that it can doesn’t necessarily
mean that the visual is the best way to accomplish it. The visual has its
limits, and they may be more extreme than devotees of the audiovisual
know.”—Joseph Epstein, “Audio-Dismal Aids,” The Weekly Standard, April
15, 2013Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Quote of the Day (Joseph Epstein, on the Limits of A-V Teaching Aids)
“[A]udiovisual aids, far from being an advance in
pedagogy, may well be nothing more than another form of dumbing down. One of
the reigning clichés in pedagogy for some while now has been that current
generations are visual-minded; they cerebrate not through words but pictures.
So, the argument runs, it makes sense to appeal to them visually. Some learning
can doubtless be accomplished visually. But that it can doesn’t necessarily
mean that the visual is the best way to accomplish it. The visual has its
limits, and they may be more extreme than devotees of the audiovisual
know.”—Joseph Epstein, “Audio-Dismal Aids,” The Weekly Standard, April
15, 2013
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If Joseph Epstein had a brain, he might be dangerous.
Thank G-d he doesn't.
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