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Skriven 2009-03-22 13:46:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: Educational Aids
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-=> Michael Loo wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> along quite well, albeit not so speedily, without the artificial
 DD> mechanical or electronic aids.

 ML> Argument in favor of using them on tests: getting help on the
 ML> nitty-gritty mechanics allows the student and the grader both
 ML> to focus on more advanced topics. Argument against: there's no
 ML> indication that the student has mastered the nitty-gritty.

I thought a test was to determine if the student has learned the material - not
if s/he can run a calculator.

 ML> If the testee has been reliably determined to know the basics,
 ML> should s/he be allowed to skip those steps 4eva?

Nope. That sort of knowledge is (AFAIK) a use-it or lose-it proposition. When I
was repairing electronics (and sometimes having to design work-arounds) I could
do ALL the necessary calculations in my head ... or with minimal use of a
pencil and paper. I had to figure something the other day and first had to
locate my reference books to be sure that I was using the right formulae. Were
I to continue in that vein I am confident that my former expertise would
return. But, like unused muscles - specific brain functions will atrophy over
time.

 DD> The aids are the boil-in-bag or microwavable meals of real learning.

 ML> I like that analogy, because it implies that one never need
 ML> use the aids.

So true.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Raspberry-Lemon Heart Cakes
 Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Fruit, Citrus
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      2 c  All purpose flour
      1 ts Baking powder
    3/4 ts Coarse kosher salt
      4 lg Eggs
      2 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla extract
    1/2 c  Unsalted butter; melted,
           - warm
      1 c  Whole milk; room temp
           Raspberry jam or fruit
           - spread
           Purchased lemon curd
           Powdered sugar
 
  Preheat oven to 350°F. Line heavy 18 x 12 x 1 inch baking
  sheet with parchment paper. Whisk first 3 ingredients in
  medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar, and
  vanilla in large bowl until very pale and thick, about 5
  minutes. Beat in butter, then milk. Fold in flour mixture,
  then beat just until blended, about 30 seconds. Spread batter
  evenly into prepared baking sheet.
  
  Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean
  and cake begins to color on top, 26 to 28 minutes. Cool cake
  completely on baking sheet on rack.
  
  Using 4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 8 hearts from
  cake (cover and reserve leftover cake). Spread thin layer of
  jam over top of 1 cake heart. Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of
  lemon curd over; top with another cake heart. Repeat with
  remaining hearts, jam, and lemon curd. Sprinkle each with
  powdered sugar.
  
  Bon Appétit | February 2009
  
  by Maria Helm Sinskey
  
  Yield: Makes 4 servings plus leftovers
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 06 February 2009
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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