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Sperber and Wilson according to Bruner on bottom of page 10 of The Narrative Construction of Reality say that we assume other's replies to our statements are relevant and we interpret them to fit in with the conversation.
I feel like like 50% of class comments in any given class in any given subject are not relevant to the preceding discussion. Even teachers seem to respond to questions from students in a disconnected way. Most questions don't get answered because we don't want to belabor the conversation. We want everything to keep running smoothly.
What do you all think?
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furthermore, have you ever felt, when you ask a question and another student tries to answer, that you don't care what the student says because you want the teacher to answer. Or worse yet, you don't even listen because the teacher is not talking. I admit to doing this sometimes.
ReplyDeleteInteresting point. I think that many constructivists have a sense that social worlds cohere... but sometimes they just plain don't.
ReplyDeleteI can tell you that as a teacher, sometimes someone will say something and I can't really understand what it is. I usually ask them to explain... but sometimes I still don't get it. What am I to do? Bog down the class on what is an unimportant issue? Scoff and tell them they are an idiot? Or am I the idiot?
So, you develop this way of bringing the subject back, maybe even using words they used, just to get the conversation out of a nosedive.
Its like a formal coherence, but not an actual one.
Lee, I am just a beginner and you are a pro. I can't believe how well you know so much. I am really impressed. Hopefully someday I will be as knowledgable as you. Sometimes I feel very intimidated but I hope you can give me some tips. Share your knowledge. As I hear you speak, I sometimes think you are the teacher. GREAT JOB, TRULY IMPRESSED BY YOUR WORK.
ReplyDeleteYou are too kind. I do want to be a teacher in some capacity no matter what I eventually do, so those words are encouraging, thank you. I really like having such a small class because I feel like we can talk more freely and informally.
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