好学生学不会 THE UNTEACHABLE STUDENT

这是我最近看过的比较喜欢的一篇文章，分享一下。

I have met a lot of intelligent, highly educated people in my life. These people tend to think they know a lot. Some think they know it all. Few even look down on people who don't have a degree or who graduate from a lesser known college. Many of these educated people have a learning problem.

They are trained to analyze, research and look for problems. And they're quite good at it. They can identify the downsides of any issue quickly. They ask a lot of questions and make sure to know all the facts before they do anything. I must have heard hundreds of times these people telling me, "I need to know everything. I don't want to lose face with people I know. Once I know everything, I will show you how good I'll do!"

On one hand, I do want to teach them everything. On the other hand, most of the things I can teach them are out in the field. Problem is, these people just want me to teach them in the classroom or on a one-on-one basis. Thus, I am faced with a dilemma. If I don't teach them, they would think I have something to hide, and they'll become more doubtful. But if i take the time to sit down and teach them, how long will that take?

Furthermore, these technical details won't matter much compared to the real life experience they would learn during field training. A few days out in the field would help them learn a lot more than months of classes. They're like archers who want to learn to shoot but insist on studying in the classroom before going out and practice.

For most people, the last time they actually learned something was a long time ago.

我在生活中遇到过很多聪明、受过高等教育的人。这些人往往认为自己知识渊博,有些甚至自认无所不知。少数人甚至看不起那些没有学位或是毕业于名不见经传大学的人。这些受过教育的人存在一个学习问题。

他们接受的训练就是去分析、研究和寻找问题。而且他们在这方面相当在行。他们能很快找出任何问题的负面影响。在行动之前,他们会问很多问题,确保自己了解所有的事实。我没少听这些人跟我说:"我需要知道所有的事情。我不想在熟人面前丢脸。一旦我全都搞清楚了,我就会让你看到我能做得多好!"

一方面,我确实想教给他们所有东西。但另一方面,我能教给他们的大部分内容都来自实践。问题是,这些人只想让我在课堂上或一对一地教他们。因此,我面临一个两难境地。如果我不教他们,他们会认为我有什么事瞒着他们,从而更加怀疑。但如果我花时间坐下来教,那要花多长时间呢?况且,与他们在实践培训中学到的实际经验相比,这些技术细节不会有太大影响。在外面实践几天,他们学到的东西要比上几个月的课多得多。他们就像射箭手,想学射箭,却坚持要先在教室里学习,然后再出去练习。

对大多数人来说,他们上一次真正学到东西已经是很久以前的事了。