Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
Ah, the good ol' "Granny ped"... Always top of the list of "things I really want to try out, but never got around to" back in teacher training...

Contrary to what you may think, the teacher is actually crucial in that theory. It requires a person who can give constant positive feedback.

Btw, I start every new topic I teach in a way containing the same principles as granny ped. It does have its merits.
You're right. I forgot about the constant positive feedback, doesn't have to be a teacher though, it can be someone who has no idea about the subject. One of our professors actually told us about this last week, he also mentioned how he studied very theoretical things himself long ago and used to look down on engineers until he looked into engineering himself and found that it's actually a much more fulfilling and useful field than just thinking about theoretical concepts of the world.