How to explain difficult concepts to lesser beings

How to explain difficult concepts to lesser beings
colemanyee
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3 Tips

Guess the song experiment

Watch the Curse of Knowledge
Tip #1

Once upon a time when I was teaching programming…

AND and OR operators
AND operator
OR operator

Use analogy
Tip #2

The analogy
No Food and Drinks
Fine $500
No Food or Drinks
Fine $500
AND operator
OR operator

Other analogies…

You have been lied to all your life!*
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Oversimplify first
Tip #3

Examples of oversimplification...
Just add an ‘s’ to get the plural.

How to explain difficult concepts
Watch the Curse of Knowledge
Use Analogy
Oversimplify first
See Richard Feynman’s explanation of
electromagnetic radiation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQQXTMih1A

Questions?
This is it!

Thank you!
colemanyee
@metacole

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How to explain difficult concepts to lesser beings

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