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21. I see them as teaching moments.

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 12:59 PM

Mar 2013

When you are teaching, you need to present the same concept in several different ways because people understand things differently. Sometimes, what you may personally think is a ridiculous analogy is what will turn on the light for a person struggling with an idea.
Yes, it is slightly annoying for the student who "got it" the first time - though even they sometimes discover that the alternate presentations gives them opportunity to think about the concept in a different way.

That's my take on it, anyway. I like what she does.

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Someone Needs To Coach Rachel Out Of Her Long-Windedness [View all] stopbush Mar 2013 OP

I like that she provides a back story. It has become her trademark. Motown_Johnny Mar 2013 #1

I agree angry citizen Mar 2013 #19

Requires sustained attention, but her dialectical method is also a virtue. leveymg Mar 2013 #2

I agree KatyMan Mar 2013 #3

I like her approach. I usually learn from her intros MineralMan Mar 2013 #4

I agree with you. I know ahead when she starts when she going to get into the subject. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #13

providing context, connecting all the dots, is not long-winded. trouble is, we have become so niyad Mar 2013 #5

Want brevity, here: ProSense Mar 2013 #6

Leave Rachel Alone & Britney too marions ghost Mar 2013 #7

I like her style, actually. I think she makes her points well. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #8

I'm similar to her Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #9

Thank you! I finally had to quit watching because of that bad habit. Frustratedlady Mar 2013 #10

Exactly. It's like the audience is too dumb to get it the first time. stopbush Mar 2013 #24

So you want it condensed to a 30 second spot? Tempest Mar 2013 #11

No. I want her to say something different in the ensuing 3 minutes after the initial 30 seconds stopbush Mar 2013 #26

She doesn't do that Tempest Mar 2013 #30

sorry, but she does just that grasswire Mar 2013 #41

I reluctantly agree... and I ADORE her beyond measure renate Mar 2013 #12

I loved listening to the meat of her show... Frustratedlady Mar 2013 #17

I reluctantly agree... and I ADORE her beyond measure singermo May 2014 #43

I appreciate that she provides backstory and context. myrna minx Mar 2013 #14

I prefer her clear explanations, arguments Greybnk48 Mar 2013 #15

Melissa Harris Perry could use the same. randome Mar 2013 #16

Learning takes more than a soundbyte SoCalDem Mar 2013 #18

Oy vey. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #20

Totally agree! LancetChick Mar 2013 #25

I would agree IF the long wind-up was something other than a repeat of what she said stopbush Mar 2013 #27

I see them as teaching moments. enlightenment Mar 2013 #21

Complicated issues deserve thorough discussion Viking12 Mar 2013 #22

My complaint is that Rachel is putting up 15 copies of the same bumper sticker, rather than stopbush Mar 2013 #29

Hmmm... LancetChick Mar 2013 #35

I only dislike the teasers... immoderate Mar 2013 #23

Oh, come on. She's like the least long-winded of any PhD I've seen librechik Mar 2013 #28

I don't watch Rachel much anymore, but I used to feel the same way about Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #31

Her audience is growing. Newbies are just beginning to pay attention. I value her commitment patrice Mar 2013 #32

I'm into it. She treats every opening with great attention to detail. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #33

Honestly, I can't even watch her anymore. Bake Mar 2013 #34

I Love and Admire her but.... vanlassie Mar 2013 #36

OMFG. ^^THIS!! ^^ Myrina Mar 2013 #38

But I DO Love her. vanlassie Mar 2013 #40

Agreed 100% ... Myrina Mar 2013 #37

You have a point brush Mar 2013 #39

no more Rachel or Lawrence for me -- just tooo tedious. grasswire Mar 2013 #42