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At first I simply looked up on youtube how to tie a tie. I was returned a bunch of videos on how to tie the half/full winsor, which is the most common tie form. However, I already knew how to tie this particular not, so I had to refine my search for the particular tie type I have. I came across the Christensen know, which upon a quick youtube search, returned many videos. The had know audio, making it quite difficult to follow along, similarily the second video was very quick and equally hard to follow. The third video, however, was a slowed down version, leading me step-by-step in how to tie the Christensen knot. Overall, it wasn't hard to find videos, but it was more difficult to find a good, applicable video.
It definitely goes to show that our job as educators is less about teaching and more about equipping our students to learn. This exercise goes to show that there are millions of different places where we can be taught a skill, the only job on our part is to discern what info to use, how to find it and whether it is good or not. It is no longer about straight-up teaching our students, but rather equipping them in how to be self-sustained learners and problem solvers.
Tying a tie has to be one of the more difficult things that people could easily learn in just a moments times. It also requires hands-on-learning, i.e. you have to actually use a tie when learning for it to really take effect. Nice, article and interesting use of incorporating a specific knot. Also, I like your picture.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is very helpful that there is a variety in these to help cater to every students learning styles. In your post you said that there were many videos on how to tie a tie. After you went through a couple you found a style of video that helped you the best. Students should be able to find many different ways to learn so that they can learn best.
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