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Originally Posted by agraham
I have a feeling that those who strive for excellence and who are "self motivated" will achieve excellence whether taught with kid gloves or harsh criticism.Fragile egos need not apply.
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This is a very good point and it is true. That being said, we do come to bonsai for enjoyment and it should be enjoyable both in itself and in the learning process. After all, it's not the Royal Marines.
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And then there are those that may have the talent and capabilities to achieve excellence and yet are timid in their approach because of early criticism.
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Again, a very good point.
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Not being in the education field I don't know all the theories of teaching.But,as a superviser of a large number of people,all with differing personalities and capabilities,I realize that different people respond to different methods for maximizing their performance.
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This is absolutely true. All people are different and respond differently. It's a reason that we can't really take a blanket approach to teaching but have to adapt our approach appropriately.
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Originally Posted by valuehorse
if the reason a person became interested in bonsai and creating bonsai is to be praised for thier efforts then perhaps thats why they lack vision. i find bonsai to be very interesting and rewarding and i don't feel any urgency to be praised. i'd rather learn than be praised for not learning.
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I think this is an excellent point. I hadn't considered that the search for praise might be a motive for going into bonsai. If it's true, it might well go some way to explaining why some people do choose to post mediocre trees, and then get offended over-quickly when praise is not immediately forthcoming.