On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:39:20 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:10:27 +0000, Invisible wrote:
>> 
>>>>> Other people can pick up a pencil, draw a few brisk strokes on a pad
>>>>> of paper, and produce something the like of which I couldn't copy if
>>>>> I had several hours to work on it.
>>>> Very few people have the raw talent to just pick up a new medium and
>>>> be good at it, for most of us we have to *practise* until we get
>>>> good.
>>> I spent 6 months on taught drawing classes. You know what? I *still*
>>> suck at drawing.
>> 
>> And I sucked at playing the violin after 6 months.  After 15 years, I
>> wasn't bad, but I haven't played in a while, so now I suck at it again.
>> 
>> You can't expect to become Da Vinci after taking classes for only 6
>> months.  Some people study for years (or their entire lives).
> 
> No - but you'd expect *some* improvement, surely?

It depends on a lot of factors, not all of them in the student's 
control.  If the teacher is ineffective (either overall or for an 
individual student's learning style), then there may be little or no 
improvement, for example.

Jim

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