To be clear, teaching statistics is about leadership: leading students through the material. Initially you take some of the responsibility for their learning – pointing them in the right direction from the right starting point. But the most important thing is to hand that responsibility over to them when they are ready. The students’ trajectory … Continue reading Teaching Statistics
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What should universities be for?
Easy question? No. I have come to think of university as a place where we choose the unpredictable. The best research is where we don’t know beforehand what our discovery will be. The best learning is where we don’t know where our thoughts will go. We don’t know what understanding might follow. We choose the … Continue reading What should universities be for?