Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 14:28:53 +0200 From: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Cc: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.ORG>, pgreen <polytarp@m-net.arbornet.org>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Language in danger: Language loss Message-ID: <p05111704b919276482d1@[137.120.142.179]> In-Reply-To: <3CF2710E.BE2710EC@mindspring.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0205261919370.49175-100000@m-net.arbornet.org> <3CF17486.F06F3E6A@mindspring.com> <20020527104558.B43610@wantadilla.lemis.com> <p05111701b917c51e8100@[137.120.142.179]> <3CF2710E.BE2710EC@mindspring.com>
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At 10:46 AM -0700 2002/05/27, Terry Lambert wrote:
> You know, I was going to liken driver's training and playing such
> situations over in your head before the event itself, to a "kata",
> which is (basically) a martial arts technique for training reflexes to
> carry through into useful actions. But then I thought "Naw, they'd
> never buy that one". 8-).
Actually, I understand the kata reference perfectly. Indeed, I
would note the example of my father when he goes driving -- he is
constantly checking to see what cars are around him and especially
behind him to the left and right (i.e., in the blind spots), so that
if there is ever a situation where he needs to make an emergency lane
change, he will automatically make the right choice. This is a
reflex, at least for him. He doesn't drive particularly fast, but
I've never once seen him make the wrong decision in these kinds of
cases.
Situational awareness is something that comes naturally to some
people, and needs to be taught to others. But either way, with
sufficient practice, it really does become reflex. Perhaps a learned
reflex and not an innate one, but a reflex nonetheless.
--
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be>
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania.
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