[R-sig-teaching] purpose of list

[Albyn Jones]

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 02:29:35PM -0400, Mark Daniel Ward wrote:
> Dear Hadley,
>    Yes, yes, I make lots and lots of mistakes too.  I do everything "live", 
> in front of the students.  (I think that it makes them happy to see the 
> professor making some mistakes, because they see that everyone makes 
> mistakes from time to time!)
>    After the lecture is over, while I am adding lots of comments, I also 
> take the time to correct any mistakes that I made.  This process took a LOT 
> of time the first time that I did it, but I think that it was worthwhile.  
> I'm weighing whether to do it again this fall.....  and I think that I 
> will.  It should be easier the second time around.
> Mark

I have often done exactly the same, and students have expressed their
appreciation.  They also are likely complain when I don't do this, no
matter how simple the example presented...

albyn