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Still don’t get it? Here’s why teaching doesn’t always lead to learning
Even the most carefully delivered lesson can fail if students lack the motivation needed for learning to take root.
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The gap between instruction and understanding is where education either succeeds or fails.
ST ILLUSTRATION: LIM YONG
Liu Woon Chia
There is a Charlie Brown comic strip in which Charlie proudly declares that he has taught his dog Snoopy how to whistle. When Snoopy fails to do so, Charlie admits that while he taught, he never said Snoopy learnt.
While it may sound absurd at first, the distinction is real.
