March 6, 2009

Classical Rhetoric is not just about saying things persuasively, it’s about building a persuasive argument, even when you are trying to persuade yourself. That ain’t easy. In today’s apprenticeship conference call, apprentices mentioned four different decisions people have used LTW tools to help them reason through; Whether I should go to Colorado Whether I should …

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The teacher who can’t communicate an idea from her own soul to the soul of her student can’t teach. So you need to figure out whether a prospective teacher can do this before you hire her. Questions to ask: What is the best way to arrange the desks in a classroom? If your student can’t …

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