Xiu Erdai's daily essays
Chapter 706
2916_ General Teaching Materials
A senior sister from the inner sect walked up to me: "Second Young Master, are you busy today? You can even answer one or two sour words? Would you like to help me with a class?"
Me: "The teaching department will not let me be a teacher, saying that I will mislead the students."
The teaching office is the department in charge of arranging group courses, teachers, teaching materials, etc.In Yunxiazong, to be a master must be at least at the Yuanying stage, but the basic courses for the group, such as introduction to swordsmanship, explanation of the basic meaning of exercises, common types of spirit beasts, common maintenance methods of spirit plants, etc. are relatively objective theoretical knowledge , the Jindan stage can be a teacher, and there are some foundation-building stages with exceptional theoretical knowledge. The textbook compilation and course arrangement are jointly completed by the Nascent Soul and Huashen stage, and disciples of the Golden Core stage and lower cultivation levels are also not qualified. participate.
These group courses are mainly biased towards comprehension science; the direction of textbook compilation is also objective and universal, and will not be adjusted for one or two people.Group courses are useful courses in the sense of the public, and the way of teaching is based on the principle that most people can understand them.When teachers teach, the first requirement is to avoid mixing personal understanding as much as possible. They must follow the direction of the textbook. If there are too many differences between themselves and the textbook, then this person will not be qualified as a teacher of the course. .
For example, sword training textbooks emphasize the basics and require uninterrupted daily training, but some people think that actual combat is the best way to practice sword training, and repeated basic training for a long time is just a waste of time.In fact, some sword cultivators are more suitable for practicing in actual combat. For those sword cultivators, repeated practice of basic sword moves does not have much effect, but that is an example.
Survivor bias is a situation that exists everywhere, and the teaching materials are for the majority.General-purpose textbooks are a way to cultivate people into talents with a high probability.If you don’t follow the textbooks, you may not be successful, but if you follow the textbooks, most people will have a higher chance of success and will walk relatively easily. This is the significance of these textbooks and courses.
The general textbook does not comment on the possible success of the sword, but it clearly supports the plan that even if you can't be the best, the bottom line can guarantee you pass.What is raised is the bottom line value and the probability.General textbooks are never the only way, but it is a way that has been tested for a long time and is feasible for most people.
Of course, the premise of "feasible" is to follow the teaching materials carefully, and there is no obedience to obedience.It will be even better if you can find the path that really suits you while following the universal textbooks, and then steadily walk on the path that is more suitable for you on the basis of the textbooks.An important reason why general textbooks strictly require objectivity is to hope that disciples can see themselves clearly and find their own way in objective facts.
2917_ Emphasis on objectivity
One's own way is not made up with a slap in the head, but a way that is gradually and naturally clear through experiencing reality, learning existing knowledge, and gradually seeing oneself clearly.Just like the so-called "innovation", it is not achieved by shouting slogans and overthrowing the existing ones, but on the basis of the existing ones, in order to achieve better results and obtain greater benefits, changes are naturally required.
Continuous accumulation, continuous understanding of what is already there, continuous quantitative change, will gradually lead to qualitative change and reach a new world.
Ordinarily, based on my accumulation of theoretical knowledge, whether I would like to be a teacher is another matter, but I should have the qualifications to be a teacher, but the teaching office said: no way.
The teaching office explained: "Of course your theoretical knowledge is rich enough, and you also agree with the teaching methods in the textbooks, but the problem is that you can also accept the opposite of the textbooks as a matter of course."
Me: "There is no opposite of it in the textbook."
Lecturer: "Nonsense, the teaching material is an objective exposition, not to exclude dissidents."
Me: "So my point of view is not suitable for teaching with textbooks."
Teaching office: "If a student asks a question, such as in the class of pills, if the student asks you whether you should not use the foundation pill, how will you answer?"
Why do I, a swordsman, want to be the teacher of the pill class?Moreover, there was no mention of Jidan in the basic pill class.
Me: "I will answer, if your own cultivation base is impetuous, you shouldn't use it; if your own cultivation base has accumulated to the point where you can build a foundation without using the Foundation Establishment Pill, it doesn't matter if you use it."
Teaching office: "So you have no way to be a teacher."
Me: "Where did I say something wrong?"
Teaching office: "Who the hell told you to use dialectics in your lectures?"
Me: "Can we still use the dichotomy?"
Teaching office: "You should make a list of extracurricular books for them to look up information by themselves. Why do you summarize it to them? As a teacher, you only need to tell them the objective facts, such as Zhuji Dan was invented by the Medicine School; you don't need to tell them Their understanding, such as the positive and negative meanings of Jidan. Because you can’t guarantee that your understanding will not bias their thinking. If they are really interested in this issue, let them read the materials, and in a large number of draw your own conclusions from sources from different angles, rather than giving them a two- or three-sentence succinct summary from the start.”
Teaching office: "In class, because you mainly teach objective facts, when you say some of your own subjective opinions, students are likely to habitually remember these subjective opinions as objective, even if you immediately emphasize that It's your personal perception, and they will also brand that perception as 'the teacher said'. They may blindly believe the brand and take it as true."
2918_ Avoid confusing your mind
Teaching Office: "And if the students don't take the 'teacher said' as correct in your repeated emphasis, then they will question the objective content of the teaching materials. Of course, the teaching materials are allowed to be questioned, but there should be evidence or at least some evidence for the questioning. Enough logic, instead of just seeing a piece of information and saying "it may be fake, don't believe it yet". This is not the way to use basic textbooks, nor is the meaning of basic courses."
Teaching office: "The basic course is first of all to teach students what is in this world, how to find the answer when they want to know something, how to learn a skill... these, I hope they will trust the knowledge."
Lecturer: "Objective, do you understand? Come on, Junior Brother Pei, tell me, there are a few things you can say in affirmative sentences. For example, Zhuji Pill was invented by the Medicine Sect, is this sentence correct?"
Me: "Strictly speaking, before the Medicine Sect publicizes the Foundation Establishment Pill..."
Lecturer: "That's the problem."
Hey, I've just started and I haven't gotten to the point yet. What's the problem?
Lecturer: "Because you have read a lot of materials, including many contradictory theoretical analysis, any knowledge point has a lot of extensions in your mind. The public and mature formula of Zhuji Dan is the first one made by the Medicine School. , but we all know that the invention of a kind of elixir cannot appear out of thin air, and the invention of Zhuji Dan must be related to the cultivation level improvement elixir that existed before. In the era when Yaozong invented Zhuji Dan, other sects Danxiu is also researching this aspect, and some of their research results may also be used for reference by the Medicine School, so it is not appropriate to fully attribute the Foundation Establishment Pill to the Medicine School."
Me: "Yes."
Teaching office: "Do you think it is appropriate to teach children in the Qi training period like this? Make all their minds as confused as yours?"
Hey.
Lecturer: "Your mind is confused, you can forcefully remember and slowly digest, but what will happen to those children whose memory is far worse than yours? Although they are very rigorous, there is no conclusion at all. What did you learn in the lessons that you can't simply memorize?"
Lecturer: "That's right, many questions, just saying yes or no, there are loopholes, but in order to make up for this loophole in the basic course, we can only say 'most spiritual plants have variability' at most, use ' Most of these words are guaranteed, and there is no specific explanation of "what else is there besides most" in the lectures, and extracurricular materials are given when students ask them, and they are skipped if no students ask."
2919_ Universal Education
Teaching office: "It is necessary to let the students understand the general situation first, and then tell them the special cases after they are familiar with the general situation, instead of asking them to learn the general and special cases together and understand the special cases as general. You can't Being a teacher is because when you talk about the general, you always think of the special case, and then say it casually. Right, smash the signboard of our classroom."
It sounds like I am not only unsuitable to be a teacher, but even a student is a failure because I have not learned universality well?
Teaching office: "Our big class teaching according to the textbook is different from the master teaching the apprentice. The master arranges the most suitable courses for the apprentice according to the characteristics of the apprentice. For example, because you have a good memory, Elder Pei dares to stuff a lot of information in one go. You, if you can understand now, understand now, if you can't understand now, write it down first, and understand it later; another example is that you can practice basic sword moves every day, repeat every day, never be lazy, and get used to it, so Elder Pei can let go You have the basics, let you practice after the demonstration. But your two learning methods are not suitable for most people, and the teaching for most people cannot be arranged in this way."
Me: "Is it still possible to practice basic sword moves every day?"
Teaching office: "What do you think the group training of sword masters at the main peak every morning is used for? Although it is said that the cultivation is in the individual, but in the initial stage, some external force is needed to let the beginners form the habit, and then we can talk about persistence. Light Tell them that they should persevere, and then let them do whatever they want. Most people will be lazy, and the laziness of most people will make a small number of people who are persistent be influenced to follow the trend and give up. In the initial stage, some Forced. It's like Elder Pei beat you with a tree branch."
Don't keep using me as an example.
Teaching office: "And even if their self-control is really good, how can they ensure that their movements are always in place at the beginner stage? So someone needs to watch their training and correct them in time."
Teaching office: "This kind of group class really cannot adapt to everyone's personality, but it is enough to lay the foundation. Those with particularly outstanding personalities who cannot adapt to this kind of universal education will be led to it from the beginning. When you go to each peak, you may soon have your own master, and you can get one-on-one special guidance. Disciples who don’t have that kind of treatment are not very special in personality, and they can all gain above the passing line from universal education ; If they want more, there are library pavilions, experience rooms, training grounds and other places for them to use. After they show their specialties in this kind of learning, they can obtain the mentor-student relationship that will last for a lifetime."
A senior sister from the inner sect walked up to me: "Second Young Master, are you busy today? You can even answer one or two sour words? Would you like to help me with a class?"
Me: "The teaching department will not let me be a teacher, saying that I will mislead the students."
The teaching office is the department in charge of arranging group courses, teachers, teaching materials, etc.In Yunxiazong, to be a master must be at least at the Yuanying stage, but the basic courses for the group, such as introduction to swordsmanship, explanation of the basic meaning of exercises, common types of spirit beasts, common maintenance methods of spirit plants, etc. are relatively objective theoretical knowledge , the Jindan stage can be a teacher, and there are some foundation-building stages with exceptional theoretical knowledge. The textbook compilation and course arrangement are jointly completed by the Nascent Soul and Huashen stage, and disciples of the Golden Core stage and lower cultivation levels are also not qualified. participate.
These group courses are mainly biased towards comprehension science; the direction of textbook compilation is also objective and universal, and will not be adjusted for one or two people.Group courses are useful courses in the sense of the public, and the way of teaching is based on the principle that most people can understand them.When teachers teach, the first requirement is to avoid mixing personal understanding as much as possible. They must follow the direction of the textbook. If there are too many differences between themselves and the textbook, then this person will not be qualified as a teacher of the course. .
For example, sword training textbooks emphasize the basics and require uninterrupted daily training, but some people think that actual combat is the best way to practice sword training, and repeated basic training for a long time is just a waste of time.In fact, some sword cultivators are more suitable for practicing in actual combat. For those sword cultivators, repeated practice of basic sword moves does not have much effect, but that is an example.
Survivor bias is a situation that exists everywhere, and the teaching materials are for the majority.General-purpose textbooks are a way to cultivate people into talents with a high probability.If you don’t follow the textbooks, you may not be successful, but if you follow the textbooks, most people will have a higher chance of success and will walk relatively easily. This is the significance of these textbooks and courses.
The general textbook does not comment on the possible success of the sword, but it clearly supports the plan that even if you can't be the best, the bottom line can guarantee you pass.What is raised is the bottom line value and the probability.General textbooks are never the only way, but it is a way that has been tested for a long time and is feasible for most people.
Of course, the premise of "feasible" is to follow the teaching materials carefully, and there is no obedience to obedience.It will be even better if you can find the path that really suits you while following the universal textbooks, and then steadily walk on the path that is more suitable for you on the basis of the textbooks.An important reason why general textbooks strictly require objectivity is to hope that disciples can see themselves clearly and find their own way in objective facts.
2917_ Emphasis on objectivity
One's own way is not made up with a slap in the head, but a way that is gradually and naturally clear through experiencing reality, learning existing knowledge, and gradually seeing oneself clearly.Just like the so-called "innovation", it is not achieved by shouting slogans and overthrowing the existing ones, but on the basis of the existing ones, in order to achieve better results and obtain greater benefits, changes are naturally required.
Continuous accumulation, continuous understanding of what is already there, continuous quantitative change, will gradually lead to qualitative change and reach a new world.
Ordinarily, based on my accumulation of theoretical knowledge, whether I would like to be a teacher is another matter, but I should have the qualifications to be a teacher, but the teaching office said: no way.
The teaching office explained: "Of course your theoretical knowledge is rich enough, and you also agree with the teaching methods in the textbooks, but the problem is that you can also accept the opposite of the textbooks as a matter of course."
Me: "There is no opposite of it in the textbook."
Lecturer: "Nonsense, the teaching material is an objective exposition, not to exclude dissidents."
Me: "So my point of view is not suitable for teaching with textbooks."
Teaching office: "If a student asks a question, such as in the class of pills, if the student asks you whether you should not use the foundation pill, how will you answer?"
Why do I, a swordsman, want to be the teacher of the pill class?Moreover, there was no mention of Jidan in the basic pill class.
Me: "I will answer, if your own cultivation base is impetuous, you shouldn't use it; if your own cultivation base has accumulated to the point where you can build a foundation without using the Foundation Establishment Pill, it doesn't matter if you use it."
Teaching office: "So you have no way to be a teacher."
Me: "Where did I say something wrong?"
Teaching office: "Who the hell told you to use dialectics in your lectures?"
Me: "Can we still use the dichotomy?"
Teaching office: "You should make a list of extracurricular books for them to look up information by themselves. Why do you summarize it to them? As a teacher, you only need to tell them the objective facts, such as Zhuji Dan was invented by the Medicine School; you don't need to tell them Their understanding, such as the positive and negative meanings of Jidan. Because you can’t guarantee that your understanding will not bias their thinking. If they are really interested in this issue, let them read the materials, and in a large number of draw your own conclusions from sources from different angles, rather than giving them a two- or three-sentence succinct summary from the start.”
Teaching office: "In class, because you mainly teach objective facts, when you say some of your own subjective opinions, students are likely to habitually remember these subjective opinions as objective, even if you immediately emphasize that It's your personal perception, and they will also brand that perception as 'the teacher said'. They may blindly believe the brand and take it as true."
2918_ Avoid confusing your mind
Teaching Office: "And if the students don't take the 'teacher said' as correct in your repeated emphasis, then they will question the objective content of the teaching materials. Of course, the teaching materials are allowed to be questioned, but there should be evidence or at least some evidence for the questioning. Enough logic, instead of just seeing a piece of information and saying "it may be fake, don't believe it yet". This is not the way to use basic textbooks, nor is the meaning of basic courses."
Teaching office: "The basic course is first of all to teach students what is in this world, how to find the answer when they want to know something, how to learn a skill... these, I hope they will trust the knowledge."
Lecturer: "Objective, do you understand? Come on, Junior Brother Pei, tell me, there are a few things you can say in affirmative sentences. For example, Zhuji Pill was invented by the Medicine Sect, is this sentence correct?"
Me: "Strictly speaking, before the Medicine Sect publicizes the Foundation Establishment Pill..."
Lecturer: "That's the problem."
Hey, I've just started and I haven't gotten to the point yet. What's the problem?
Lecturer: "Because you have read a lot of materials, including many contradictory theoretical analysis, any knowledge point has a lot of extensions in your mind. The public and mature formula of Zhuji Dan is the first one made by the Medicine School. , but we all know that the invention of a kind of elixir cannot appear out of thin air, and the invention of Zhuji Dan must be related to the cultivation level improvement elixir that existed before. In the era when Yaozong invented Zhuji Dan, other sects Danxiu is also researching this aspect, and some of their research results may also be used for reference by the Medicine School, so it is not appropriate to fully attribute the Foundation Establishment Pill to the Medicine School."
Me: "Yes."
Teaching office: "Do you think it is appropriate to teach children in the Qi training period like this? Make all their minds as confused as yours?"
Hey.
Lecturer: "Your mind is confused, you can forcefully remember and slowly digest, but what will happen to those children whose memory is far worse than yours? Although they are very rigorous, there is no conclusion at all. What did you learn in the lessons that you can't simply memorize?"
Lecturer: "That's right, many questions, just saying yes or no, there are loopholes, but in order to make up for this loophole in the basic course, we can only say 'most spiritual plants have variability' at most, use ' Most of these words are guaranteed, and there is no specific explanation of "what else is there besides most" in the lectures, and extracurricular materials are given when students ask them, and they are skipped if no students ask."
2919_ Universal Education
Teaching office: "It is necessary to let the students understand the general situation first, and then tell them the special cases after they are familiar with the general situation, instead of asking them to learn the general and special cases together and understand the special cases as general. You can't Being a teacher is because when you talk about the general, you always think of the special case, and then say it casually. Right, smash the signboard of our classroom."
It sounds like I am not only unsuitable to be a teacher, but even a student is a failure because I have not learned universality well?
Teaching office: "Our big class teaching according to the textbook is different from the master teaching the apprentice. The master arranges the most suitable courses for the apprentice according to the characteristics of the apprentice. For example, because you have a good memory, Elder Pei dares to stuff a lot of information in one go. You, if you can understand now, understand now, if you can't understand now, write it down first, and understand it later; another example is that you can practice basic sword moves every day, repeat every day, never be lazy, and get used to it, so Elder Pei can let go You have the basics, let you practice after the demonstration. But your two learning methods are not suitable for most people, and the teaching for most people cannot be arranged in this way."
Me: "Is it still possible to practice basic sword moves every day?"
Teaching office: "What do you think the group training of sword masters at the main peak every morning is used for? Although it is said that the cultivation is in the individual, but in the initial stage, some external force is needed to let the beginners form the habit, and then we can talk about persistence. Light Tell them that they should persevere, and then let them do whatever they want. Most people will be lazy, and the laziness of most people will make a small number of people who are persistent be influenced to follow the trend and give up. In the initial stage, some Forced. It's like Elder Pei beat you with a tree branch."
Don't keep using me as an example.
Teaching office: "And even if their self-control is really good, how can they ensure that their movements are always in place at the beginner stage? So someone needs to watch their training and correct them in time."
Teaching office: "This kind of group class really cannot adapt to everyone's personality, but it is enough to lay the foundation. Those with particularly outstanding personalities who cannot adapt to this kind of universal education will be led to it from the beginning. When you go to each peak, you may soon have your own master, and you can get one-on-one special guidance. Disciples who don’t have that kind of treatment are not very special in personality, and they can all gain above the passing line from universal education ; If they want more, there are library pavilions, experience rooms, training grounds and other places for them to use. After they show their specialties in this kind of learning, they can obtain the mentor-student relationship that will last for a lifetime."
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