2007-10-28 04:50:23 · 28 answers · asked by ×Charmz× 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
No, I have to actually dumb things down..it's not just a feeling.
A) Many people have short attention spans.
B) Many people don't listen/comprehend well.
C) Many people are not on the same level, intellectually.
Peace always.
2007-10-28 05:06:27 · answer #1 · answered by sylvester m 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Oh, constantly. Education is always a matter of "dumbing things down". Learning things is an iterative process, with things you learn today building upon each other to support new things you learn tomorrow. Take the progression of addition->multiplication->logarithms->calculus for mathematics. Each is required to understand the next in line.
People who teach are generally many, many steps beyond those who they are teaching. Their understanding of a topic often includes numerous things that aren't in their pupil's repertoire, and their pupil's understanding usually requires finding things that are equivalent but simpler.
There is "good" dumbing down and "bad" dumbing down, but that's a matter of accurate targeting. Bad dumbing down involves giving examples that are either way below a person's ability to understand (suggesting that they're stupid), or above their ability to understand (again, suggesting they're stupid). It's always a challenge to do appropriate dumbing down.
note: I'm a teacher by inclination, not by profession.
2007-10-28 14:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by Mythological Beast 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite often. I am usually accused of using "50-cent words" - meaning that I have an expanded vocabulary that most people never take the time to develop and therefore feel inferior when I use a term they are not familiar with. It sucks cause sometimes I get mad and just give up rather than try to "dumb" my conversation down for people.
2007-10-28 11:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by ajunebugfan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't too often but I have had to dumb things down for people in the past, usually it's the ones with no common sense that I have to do that with!!
2007-10-28 14:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by Ginny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't call it dumbing things down. Everyone learn and understand differently. Some may not catch on as quickly as others and depending on where you are from words or sayings have different meanings.
2007-10-28 12:55:39 · answer #5 · answered by ndd77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not often more like sometimes and yes I agree that it can get very annoying when what you've explained has been explained in layman's terms but the people or person still don't seem to understand.
Still you have to be nice otherwise people will think you're full of yourself.
2007-10-28 11:53:12 · answer #6 · answered by ♆Şрhĩņxy - Lost In Time. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, they have to dumb things down in order for me to understand them.
:p
2007-10-28 11:56:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I answer with the equivalent of a dissertation. After that most people understand or are totally baffled, like myself sometimes.
2007-10-28 12:01:09 · answer #8 · answered by redd headd 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah, I have to talk real slow so they understand the big words coming out my mouth.
2007-10-28 11:54:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every time I talk to my boss. When I talk over his head, he thinks I'm arguing with him, when I'm actually try to explain things to him. I do this at least once a day.
2007-10-28 11:53:50 · answer #10 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋