Regarding "pseudoteaching" mentioned in the article - every great teacher is to some degree a con artist. They know that in the end it is up to the student to engage with the material - the only thing they can do as a teacher is to communicate their excitement about the subject and provide a point of view that would make the material easier to absorb, at least to some. Their goal is never to reach everyone yet everyone leaving their lectures feels like they have been made a party to some exciting secret.
I had a remarkably effective teacher who said as much, quite emphatically. I don't think most of the students actually believed him, writing it off as bluster. It was true, though, and this idea permeated his whole approach to teaching. It worked, too.
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Regarding "pseudoteaching" mentioned in the article - every great teacher is to some degree a con artist. They know that in the end it is up to the student to engage with the material - the only thing they can do as a teacher is to communicate their excitement about the subject and provide a point of view that would make the material easier to absorb, at least to some. Their goal is never to reach everyone yet everyone leaving their lectures feels like they have been made a party to some exciting secret.
I had a remarkably effective teacher who said as much, quite emphatically. I don't think most of the students actually believed him, writing it off as bluster. It was true, though, and this idea permeated his whole approach to teaching. It worked, too.
Years later, I still find this hilarious.