tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post8144955885636334427..comments2024-02-06T07:49:22.830-08:00Comments on Evidence Based EFL: E=MC hammermallingualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13278408615407649532noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-15984586229824523662015-06-05T09:26:54.521-07:002015-06-05T09:26:54.521-07:00E=Mc hammer.
Brilliant post. Now I know. I love ho...E=Mc hammer.<br />Brilliant post. Now I know. I love how you support your points with those myths.<br />I really liked it. I hope you can send more of your blogs. Can you? Thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412462639590332261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-64380897951330650382015-01-13T08:18:33.154-08:002015-01-13T08:18:33.154-08:00Hi,
Excellent post. Really interesting and thoug...Hi, <br /><br />Excellent post. Really interesting and thought provoking. The way you pick apart the myths about Einstein is brilliant. <br /><br />I wonder, though, if there might not be a bit of an overlap in opinion from both sides of the discussion. The people who put up these inspirational quotes would say that it doesn't really matter who said it, it is the message that counts. You rightly point out that this is basically, just a bit silly. It is important (and fair) to correctly attribute.<br /><br />However, at the end you say "If an idea is good, it doesn't matter who says it, be it Einstein or Hitler" and "Good ideas are good whether Einstein said them or not, -and bad ideas are bad ideas regardless of who said them. We need to focus on the text, not the image."<br /><br />I wonder could it be argued that the Facebook Einstein Quoters are actually just doing what you recommend. They are focused on the text (the quote; the inspirational slogan) and only care about the image (Einstein) in so much as it props up the motivational quote. For instance, I don't think they'd put up something that said "Smack your kids if they make a mistake" over that picture of Einstein sticking his tongue out. So really, they are just demonstrating the point that if an idea is good, it doesn't matter who says it.<br /><br />So would I be stretching a bit if I said that by saying, if an idea is good, it doesn't matter who says it, you are letting people off the hook for misquoting (or hijacking even) Einstein. <br /><br />Hope I haven't grossly misunderstood the piece, which I thought was really wonderful. EAP Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062119777629083644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-87740419171608295992015-01-03T07:31:19.198-08:002015-01-03T07:31:19.198-08:00Great post! Strong relevant points for educators! ...Great post! Strong relevant points for educators! I was very impressed by the way you presented the points so clearly.<br />A confession here:<br />I happily shared the post on twitter but not on FB. I admit to simply not being able to put any sort of Hitler picture on my personal timeline, and that's the one FB decides to show when I try to share the link.<br />Sorry.<br />Naominaomi epstein - editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313570483533421633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-7608319919508405882015-01-02T02:12:36.950-08:002015-01-02T02:12:36.950-08:00absolutely! Having your arms cut off, for example,...absolutely! Having your arms cut off, for example, won't make you 'stronger' in anything but the most trite sense. mallingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278408615407649532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-6356963629625269552014-09-14T12:42:33.237-07:002014-09-14T12:42:33.237-07:00Excellent piece. Quoting someone famous (correctly...Excellent piece. Quoting someone famous (correctly or not) is partly about impressing people ("look at me I know Wittgenstein"). It's also intellectually lazy as you are attempting to support your view simply by the addition of a famous name. I find it funny that people trot out Nietzche's "What doesn't kill me makes stronger" despite the fact that's utter nonsense. Kevin Dennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-65130169730681386502014-02-24T01:57:45.150-08:002014-02-24T01:57:45.150-08:00Hi Tyson, thanks for the comment -I get so few!
...Hi Tyson, thanks for the comment -I get so few! <br /><br />Like you, my facebook is bombarded with John lennon/Einstein quotes about some topic or other. And like you when I correct people I almost always get the reaction "Who said it doesn't matter"...which is very very annoying! The reason they have decided to post the quote is probably because some 'genius' said it, so of course it matters. <br /><br />I'm fascinated how people will seek to justify their actions/beliefs. It's really interesting to see what people do when confronted with the fact that they are wrong. It almost always comes back to "well does it matter?" rather than "oh, really? Thanks for pointing that out". Weird. One guy I corrected was the chancellor of a University and even he wasn't happy to be corrected. I always come back to this quote:<br /><br />"Anyone who has any experience debunking legends or pseudoscience knows that the task is often an unappreciated one. People do not like to have their beliefs questioned or to have good stories spoiled."(Wilton 2009:14)<br /> <br />- David Wilton "Word Myths"mallingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278408615407649532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-86005060615013955812014-02-22T08:51:53.507-08:002014-02-22T08:51:53.507-08:00I'll need to reread before responding with mor...I'll need to reread before responding with more thoughts again, Russ, but what an excellent post. It initially grabbed me because of the situation you found yourself in with the sharer of some of these "Einstein" quotes. I can't tell you how many times on Facebook (moreso for me than Twitter because that's where family is) have I taken the time to correct misinformation shared. I ask why they don't check before sharing; I suggest it is essential that misinformation not be spread through the internet and additionally, that we all have a responsibility to check what is shared with us before believing it. To this, I am more often than not met with comments like his to yours: why does it matter? is that all you got from this [thing I've shared]? I feel sorry for you if what you think about isn't the message. Blah blah blah.<br /><br />It's infuriating. I've now found myself feeling required to say something positive about the message first, then critiquing the source of the information or the information itself second. Speak in a way they hear....Tyson Seburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113881763418411873noreply@blogger.com