[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[HVC]

I am not sure if this is still accurate - but it used to be said there are three levels of understanding.

The first level is if you understand enough to make a note of what has been said*

I trained a guy, great guy mind you, but his note taking was the bane of my existence. I was training him as a replacement. And his notes were so damn detailed, in my view to a detrimental level. I gave a months notice so it's not like he was in a rush to note everything. Anyway, I digress, my main point of contention was that instead of understanding why or what he was doing he was so focused on writing that he wasn't catching on. I tried several times to gently guide him into focusing on why we were doing things but it was in vain. If he ever misplaced that notebook he'd be screwed

It could be just because I learn differently so I find it baffling, but I don't get people that learn by rote. One little change and they get flustered and screw everything up. And I know a lot of people that learn that way.

[Bauer]

A lot of people get focused on work procedure rather than grasping the conceptual level, unfortunately.

[crazy canuck]

I am not sure if this is still accurate - but it used to be said there are three levels of understanding.

The first level is if you understand enough to make a note of what has been said*

I trained a guy, great guy mind you, but his note taking was the bane of my existence. I was training him as a replacement. And his notes were so damn detailed, in my view to a detrimental level. I gave a months notice so it's not like he was in a rush to note everything. Anyway, I digress, my main point of contention was that instead of understanding why or what he was doing he was so focused on writing that he wasn't catching on. I tried several times to gently guide him into focusing on why we were doing things but it was in vain. If he ever misplaced that notebook he'd be screwed

It could be just because I learn differently so I find it baffling, but I don't get people that learn by rote. One little change and they get flustered and screw everything up. And I know a lot of people that learn that way.

Yeah, exactly - same concept.  Not understanding what is being said, just recording what is being said to read later, and hopefully understand.