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Old Mon Jan 19, 2009, 01:06pm
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Originally Posted by MrUmpire View Post
I've met some wonderful professional umpires who excel at their craft, but couldn't teach a dog to play dead if they were armed with a 44 magnum. They just don't have the pedagogical skills to match their umpiring skills.

"Doing" does not equate "teaching."
Quite true in some cases.

BTW, I'd hope any instructor teaching umpires would incorporate much more androgogy in their learning program than pedagogy though pedagogy will have its use and merit.
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