Mike, (Palij), I'm not sure what you're really saying about what I said or
whether you
read closely what I said. I'm not disagreeing with you. My life was saved by
non-researchers using the discoveries and techniques and technologies of
researchers. Of
course there's a causative connection. There's no argument there whether I'm
an historian
or otherwise. That's common sense that doesn't require a rocket scientist to
understand.
I'm offering my experiences and all the in-the-trenches physicians I know both
professionally and personally only to offset the other Mike's gross
generalizations that
seem to disparage those who don't engage in the actual research to segregate
people into
clear cut categories of "wise" and "unwise" or "proper thinking" and "improper
thinking,"
"independent thinkers" and "gullible suckers." And yeah, I'm living proof, as
are
millions of others, of what I'm saying. You shouldn't use the anecdotal club
to disclaim
what I'm saying. Again, all I'm saying is that being up on and utilizing new
findings due
to research is vastly different from applying such research results. Do some
non-researchers ignore new findings? Are some not up on their field? Of
course. So,
what's new about that. In my day as a college student, we used to joke about
our
professors, some of whom taught chemistry and biology, about using yellowing
lecture
notes. And, I know some doctors like that who I wouldn't take my hamster to for
treatment. And, just because I am an historian doesn't mean I don't know what
I'm talking
about when it comes to research and non-research. Like Bob, I, too, engaged in
extensive
scholarly grant securing, research, and publication to the tune of becoming the
authority
in my field until 15 years ago when I changed my focus to concentrate on
teaching,
learning what is being learned about learning, and applying it in my
ever-changing
pedagogy to experiment with, adapt to, adopt, accommodate and apply new
findings such that
in recent brain research. I've had my say on this line. Anything else would be
redundant. Got to attack the weeds in my garden that took over while I was
teaching for
the past month in China.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmier http:/www.therandomthoughts.com
Department of History
Valdosta State University
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