This-essay is   a7312132.htm   which is available  at the
web-site   www.essayz.com.   See more notes at the bottom.
Previous-Essay      <== This-Essay ==>     Following-Essay
By-Months                By-Years                 By-Words
Webs of Like-&-Un-Like ESSAYS <==> Like-&-UN-Like This-One
==========================================================
                          %THEORY VERSUS EXPERIENCE 731213

     Most science educators value theory more highly  than
they do their students'  experiences.  Most students value
their   experiences   more  highly  than  they  do   their
instructors'  theories.  Students do only that which  they
feel  motivated to do.  If their motivation  focuses  upon
authoritarian external inducements,  their learning is not
likely  to  have genuine carry-over value in  adult  life,
especially  if the inducements are negative in  character.
The wellsprings of science students' motivations are to be
found  in  their science relevant experiences  of  natural
processes in human community.

     The  traditions and taboos of western society inhibit
intimate  relationships.  Self's perception is often  put-
down as of less importance than theoretical ensymbolments.
More   time   is   given   to   considering    theoretical
ensymbolments   that   to  sharing  of  science   relevant
experiences.  There is no surer way to judge what a person
values than to take note of how he spends the limited time
which is his finite life.

     Often theory is a given of science education and  the
role  of  the  student  is to  generate  science  relevant
experiences  which  validate the theory  dictated  by  the
instructor or text authority.  In such instances it is not
the  student's  role  to  invent theory,   but  rather  to
validate the authorities'  theory.  It is assumed that  by
following   copycat   procedures  students   will   become
creative.    There  is  little if any  evidence  that  the
copycat   procedure  plays  an  essential  part   in   the
development of creative scientists.

     Science   is   a   creative  process   whereby   free
individuals seek in  freedom  to  structure  their science
relevant experiences  in systematic ways which  facilitate
dialogue about those experiences.   If the next generation
is  to behave scientifically,  it now needs the freedom to
behave scientifically---communicating   authentically  its
experiences  and personal responses to them.  Only if  the
coming  generation can now communicate authentically  with
the  passing generation can there be hope that the  theory
of  the passing generation will be helpful to  the  coming
generation.
                         (c) 1999 by Paul A. Smith in
  GO:  essayz.com     "Search for Integrity and Honesty"
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)

==========================================================

Lines beginning with a percent sign are  KEYWORDS  for use
in ESSAY-System Searches.  Their terminal digits are dates
of writing in the format @yymmdd#, where @ =  a  means 99,
@ =  b  means 20, and # = is a within-date essay-count.

Links to date-adjacent essays are near  page top & bottom.

   
Find the following links by clicking on CENTER when CENTER
near  the top or bottom  of a web page of essayz.com
 
                    
               1. Go to HOME PAGE of essayz.com
            2. Find brief-essays via keywords
           3. Find brief-essay about ADDICTION
          4. Search-Helps related to ABOVE-LINK
 
            5. GoTo Action & Information Center
           6. Find Regular-Essays via Year/Month
          7. Find Regular-Essays via Word-Starts
              8. Find Regular-Essay about LOVE

This-essay is   a7312132.htm   which is available  at the
web-site   www.essayz.com.  These 5 lines echo top lines.
Previous-Essay      <== This-Essay ==>     Following-Essay
By-Months                By-Years                 By-Words
Webs of Like-&-Un-Like ESSAYS <==> Like-&-UN-Like This-One