Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Colleagues, The nature vs. nurture debate is one that will last forever. Both schools of thought aresupported withcompellingevidence, which makes sense when you realize that it's not a matter of one versus the other. One acts through the other. A couple insightful quotes from Matt Ridley's book, The Agile Gene: " I believe human behavior has to be explained by both nature and nurture. No longer is it nature versus nurture but nature via nurture. Genes are designed to take their cues from nurture. The more we lift the lid on the genome, the more vulnerable to experience genes appear to be. " " Learning could not happen without an innate capacity to learn.. Innateness could not be expressed without experience. The truth of each idea is not proof of the falsehood of another....The more we discover genes that influence behavior, the more we find that they work through nurture; the more we find that animals learn, the more we discover that learning works through genes. " As is the case in any domain of intelligence, each of us is born with a certain IQ. In the motor cortex, maybe that can be considered an AQ (athleticism quotient). Of course some students learn certain skills faster than others when exposed to a curriculum, as they will in other subjects. The real question is what curriculum are we offering them - and will their parents/coaches accept the idea of developmentally-appropriate training? It's amazing the way some do and some don't. Regards, Plisk Excelsior Sports •Shelton CT www.excelsiorsports.com Prepare To Be A Champion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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