Michael Sylvester wrote: >No big deal to me.This autobiographical memory stuff should not >be surprising. There are cultures where folks can memorize the >whole Koran.
But this is done by constant repetition in childhood, possibly over many years. Luria's subject did not need to practice in order to recall massive amounts of information. >Allen should have been aware that during the British rule >in India, they must have come across people who can >exert control over their autunomic system. There has been, of course, a considerable interest in these abilities, probably coming to a peak around forty years ago. But again, my recollection is that these abilities required long periods of training, whereas this was not the case with Luria's subject. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --------------------------------- From: michael sylvester <msylves...@copper.net> Subject: Mnemonist/Khan Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 12:30:03 -0200 No big deal to me.This autobiographical memory stuff should not be surprising. There are cultures where folks can memorize the whole Koran and the researchers talked about a select group of people that did not include the traditions of African-Americans.Hispanics,or Vietnamese Ameriacans. I read Luria at a time when the West did not take Russian research findings seriously.Even today Vigotsky developmental theory is still looked upon as secondary.The Khan academy is not surprising :.Asian and Pacific rim students are used to a co-opereative learning paradigm where students help and teach one another,so with this background teaching a class of students almost become individualized.It should also be noted that in some of those countries students are not allowed to raise their hands to ask questions during the lecture as they do here in the U.S. Students wait toward the end of the class to ask questions hence providing opportunities for teachers to reiterate. Allen should have been aware that during the British rule in India,they must have come across people who can exert control over their autunomic system. Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7620 or send a blank email to leave-7620-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
