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  Those of you who can explain mathematical concepts, please reply.

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  i know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.. my brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel.

  my question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing.

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  Thanks, SF!

  Will have to look up those ten people . . .
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  Those of you who can explain mathematical concepts, please reply.

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
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  i know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.. my brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel.

  my question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing.

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  I knew I could "count" on you, jp!

  THANKS!
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  Those of you who can explain mathematical concepts, please reply.

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
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  i know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.. my brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel.

  my question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing.

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  I appreciate these comments and would be grateful for more. There are more mathematicians out there, yes?

  THANKS!
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  Those of you who can explain mathematical concepts, please reply.

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.. my brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel.

  my question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing.

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  If you have to talk about it in a conversation, searching for words often helps you to really understand things yourself. -- waton

  I haven't taught math in years, but I do teach creative writing classes, my students varying in age from 11 to 76 years old. Your practical method, as shown above, works for me in so many ways, both as a teacher and as an everyday sort of bloke who wants to understand as well as to explain things.

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  As I explain a concept, I give an example, show step by step how to arrive to the solution, explaining in each step what is needed to know from previous math material. And then repeat, repeat, repeat. I give a few classroom practice exercises and discuss them, them leave them on their own and hope I gave a good class. -- scratchme1010

  Well, scratchme1010, you certainly gave a good class here! Your laying a basis first, then proceeding step by step to further levels is key. You have just given this old teacher a master class!

  Thanks, jp, waton, and scratchme!
  
  
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  Those of you who can explain mathematical concepts, please reply.

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.. my brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel.

  my question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing.

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  In my experience, I've found that it is easier to teach ideas and concepts which only came to me with difficulty in comparison to those which came easily to me. -- jp1692

  In your succinct paragraph, you have given me a basis for an answer to what has long puzzled me. Perhaps, then, I will learn how to explain my work in math!

  Thanks, too, for the science checklist info.

  Best wishes.
  
  
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  Those of you who can explain mathematical concepts, please reply.

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.. my brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel.

  my question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing.

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  I know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on Venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.

  My brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally. Certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel. My question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing. I used to teach algebra and I had one student, who, like me in my school years, always found the correct answer. Always. Even in those trying word problems.

  I can explain matters relative to the arts, in which I am trained, but I cannot explain how I once arrived at correct answers in math. Why, I even showed my work!

  Any thoughts you offer will be appreciated. Why my walk in the rain, meant to clear my head, came up with this, I dunno. Your collective reasoning on mathematics in the above-mentioned thread did make an impression . . .
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  HQ must be paying Google to get the top hits

  by nonjwspouse in

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  i typed into google jehovahs-witness and the first four hits were borg sites.

  this site was not even on the first page .

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     On my search page, Richard Dawkins came up first. JW.org was third.
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  Difficult to internalize that all the connections are gone

  by truthseeker in

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  i was in my old stomping ground a couple of months ago and happened to be walking past the home of an old family friend.

  word is in the hall that i used to go to is that "i am one of them" meaning apostate.

  no one from my old hall has contacted me to find out what happened.

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  Hello, truthseeker:

  There's a saying about people being in our lives for a reason, as season, a lifetime. We've all experienced it. We personally feel the hurt of losing someone, whatever the reason, yet we, likewise, have exited the lives of many. Perhaps they, too, feel sad not seeing us anymore.

  Strange how in the last couple of days I have reconnected with both non-JW family as well as with school friends of 60 years ago. School friends and I were discussing square dancing lessons we received as elementary students. Lots of laughs there.

  As many of us have written before, we're making "new family." The non-JW family mentioned above still talk to me and we feel affection for one another.

  Best Wishes.
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  Dorian, or Through the Looking Glass

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  unmovable, i stand motionless; it is not chains that bind me.. my eyes, fixed steadily upon cheerful passersby on the street below, peer through darkly transparent curtains.

  in contrast to my languid self, these happy souls are at peace with the world.

  not so long ago, i was a companion to all, democratic in the society i kept.

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  The Happy Prince, by Oscar Wilde.
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  Salvator Mundi

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  http://www.christies.com/features/the-last-da-vinci-salvator-mundi-8598-3.aspx.

  an ethereal rendering of jesus, savior of the world, in whose left hand rests a crystal orb.

  in what painterly manner did leonardo "repent" while producing this work?.

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  compound complex

  Thank you, SBF and LV101, for responding.

  My introduction to Salvator Mundi was only two days ago, when I caught an online piece debunking the putative work by Da Vinci. Upon further research -- but by no means complete -- I am tending toward its authenticity. One thing that I mentioned in the opening post is that the artist "repents," i.e., he redoes portions of his painting, known as pentimento. There are other paintings of The Savior of the World, Jesus being the most iconic figure in the annals of both sacred and secular history (I need input re: to what extent in secular history [my mind is a sieve when it comes to remembering world history and placing figures and places and so forth into a proper context].)

  My interest in this particular work is that of a professional artist and former art dealer, not to mention my fascination with all things Da Vinci. Too, on a purely inane note, people frequently call me Jesus because of my long red hair and red beard. Generally, the look of Jesus is portrayed by many painters of olden times as somewhat feminine. Vacant eyes? I believe the use of the heel of Da Vinci's hand on the eyes to soften them succeeded in achieving that effect, so it has been speculated.

  Yes, isn't the attention to detail amazing, particularly the weave of the lapis lazuli-hued fabric? I still need to do more research. I hope you both continue your search; mine has scarcely begun.

  With gratitude.