The guy comes on here as a D player, he's never seen Stan's DVD, never met or had a lesson from Stan yet feels compelled to offer critique. He then won't let it go and keeps arguing. He touts his credentials as a MA in Education (which there are tens of thousands of) and coaches disc sports (whatever that is -frisbee?). He goes on to say he plans to play pro level in another 3.5 years. He also made insulting remarks about Stan as a person and his teaching ability.
Yeah, nobody should have said a thing to the guy.
Please read my first two posts and tell me where I critiqued anything that had to do with billiards itself. I was offering a bit of constructive criticism to Stan regarding one thing and one thing only: the way he defined and utilized "multiple intelligences." That was it. That one tiny point. One eensy little addition to the conversation. Read my first three posts and tell me where I insulted Stan at all. One time. One spot. One comment. Anywhere. Please. Do so. I insist. Because you're not going to find anything insulting. Because all I did was offer one comment on the way he was using multiple intelligences. Further to respond to this...
Neil said:
He is so full of himself that he even bragged about getting some grants. Yet, he isn't knowledgeable to even be able to "empty his cup" to learn something new. He even goes on to say that because Stan is older, his knowledge isn't up to date. WOW! Just what generation does he think "invented" the knowledge he learned?? He made it quite clear that he is all about the money, not education. And, he doesn't have a clue about pool, or making money in it.
I was referring specifically and VERY specifically to Stan's background in education. I never said anything about "because Stan is older." I
specifically stated that if his Masters is more than 20 years old, and he has not continued to maintain professional advancement, which I don't think he has as he hasn't been an educator for a decade, then his information is out of date. This is not me forming an opinion, this is a fact and a part of the world of primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. It is completely common knowledge that the entire teaching profession was in woeful shambles prior to the early-mid 1990s. The entire profession has been flipped on its head since that point in time, and so the information gleaned as an educator training to prior to that point in time is quite literally out of date in many ways, specifically concerning the methodology regarding the use of the information available. Use of things like Gardner's multiple intelligences and even the basic Blooms Taxonomy were tools that people were seemingly incapable of using in a coherent manner at the time.
At no point did I say Stan is wrong because he is old.
At no point did I ever use the phrase "better educator than anyone on here."
At no point did I mention not wanting to use Stan's system.
I BOUGHT STAN'S DVD.
At no point did I reference myself as a D... according to what I've read I'm C bordering B.
I said I
planned to be pro level in 5 years total, I've done it before in other skill games. But I also said my career got in the way, and acknowledged already that that was a pipe dream.
So again: I came on here with a minor correction to his obvious misuse and misunderstanding of the way multiple intelligences are used in education, and he all but acknowledged that he didn't understand it through his statements. A minor critique of a minor point that should not have resulted in all of this ridiculousness. Each of you has put words in my mouth that I never contemplated saying or putting in the context you've decided I intended. I don't understand why all of you are making a big deal over a tiny little point, and insisting that I am something that I am not. I am a borderline B player looking to be a top level shooter that has purchased Stan's DVD and is looking to learn from it and use it to help me succeed within the game. I made one minor critical point. It was done, if you read my first posts, within an entirely constructive framework with no personal shots or insults.
I don't know who or what you think I am, but what you're implying I am is complete and utter bollocks. I am on this site to learn how to take my game to a new level, and am taking the steps to do that. However I do have an area of expertise that you all do not. I'm sorry but that IS a fact. There ARE tens of thousands of masters of education out there. Are any of you one? No. I'm sorry that I have expertise in the field and as such am capable of critiquing a very minor point in a very minor and constructive way, I don't know how that threw you all into such a tizzy, but it is driving me insane because I want to continue to use this site to learn, and each of you is throwing words into my mouth and intentions atop me that are driving me to not want to use this site at all - which again: is a PAIN because I desire to learn from the best, and some of the best are right here - INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE LIKE STAN.
However this DOES NOT make him a God, and occasionally even the best at one thing can use a tip or critique on a topic they may not be up to speed on! AND THAT IS THE ONLY THING I DID AND INTENDED TO DO. Make ONE minor point on ONE minor mistake he made that could turn away potential learners - this is a recognized FACT in the field of education. Potential students,
of all ages, are turned away when someone tells them that they are learning incorrectly. You can NOT train yourself to a strength in an alternative intelligence. It is, again
the responsibility of the educator to provide a bridge between the mathematical mind and the visual in order to give the learner the ability to shift into a mindset he or she is not particularly strong in. It is
not the responsibility of a learner to find that bridge. This was my entire point! WHY has this turned into some big thing with you guys telling me I'm such a terrible person over it? WHY has it turned into you all telling me I'm unwilling to learn? WHY have you decided to throw so many words into my mouth that I
never said?
Why did I waste my lunch on this... yeesh.