{"id":873,"date":"2011-07-28T01:23:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T06:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/?p=873"},"modified":"2011-07-16T08:37:25","modified_gmt":"2011-07-16T13:37:25","slug":"knowing-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/2011\/07\/knowing-something\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing Something"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n

I find that there are three levels of knowing something. (1) understanding (2) using (3) explaining. Take care when assuming more than we know.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know a lot of things (there are many more things that I don’t know, but that is another matter). Over the years, I have been privileged to meet many knowledgeable people. I have observed three levels of knowledge.<\/p>\n

Know something well enough to:<\/p>\n

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  1. understand it<\/li>\n
  2. do or use it<\/li>\n
  3. teach or explain it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This seems to make sense. Problems, however, occur when I am at one level and assume that I am also at another level. For example, I understand how to program in the Java language. I have written a couple of simple, short Java programs. I can’t teach Java programming, and just because I have done a couple of example programs, I cannot profess to be a professional Java programmer.<\/p>\n

    I work with a lot of resumes. I sometimes wonder if claims on resumes tend to go several levels more than they should.<\/p>\n

    I now tend to explain these levels to people when I ask them about what they know. I also tend to explain these levels when people ask my what I know. Many people find these explanations irritating. They want one level of knowledge. I suppose one level simplifies the situation, but it doesn’t improve the understanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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