Clever people will know things that other people don't

[Cort Haus]

but really clever people can *explain* those things to people that don't.

Here endeth the lesson.

[Cort Haus]

(Obviously the person being explained to needs to be on a certain level but still...)

[Aeson]

I don't understand what you're saying?

[KrazyHorse]

Really really clever people know when to explain things to other people and when to keep silent.

[EPW]

Do you really *know* something if you can't explain it?

[Al B. Sure!]

but really clever people can *explain* those things to people that don't.

Here endeth the lesson.

*cough* KrazyHorse

[KrazyHorse]

*cough* KrazyHorse

Really really clever people know when to explain things to other people and when to keep silent.

*cough* idiot

[Al B. Sure!]

*cough* idiot

But you don't keep silent. You call someone an idiot, throw out some terms, and act all smug.

You'd make a terrible educator if this is how you really are.

[KrazyHorse]

I keep silent about explaining it, while loudly explaining why you're an idiot.

Incidentally, I have been an educator, and my last year of being one I won the department's teaching award...

[KrazyHorse]

Speaking from 6 years' experience, in general it's more effort than it's worth to really "teach" people. The clever ones learn it relatively painlessly on their own, the dumb ones will never truly learn it, and there are relatively few in between.

[KrazyHorse]

More important than teaching is summarizing the actionable items for those who have no need or urge to understand the issue.

[Aeson]

Reading you loud and clear, less school, more commercials!

[KrazyHorse]

[Dauphin]

I keep silent about explaining it, while loudly explaining why you're an idiot.

Incidentally, I have been an educator, and my last year of being one I won the department's teaching award...

And Barrack Obama won the nobel peace prize in his first year of office.

[Cort Haus]

I don't understand what you're saying?

There have been few people here who have explained and demonstrated the mechanics of Civ games as well as you have.