Modern teaching methods

Sir, – Whether you subscribe to modern teaching methods of discovery or the more traditional didactic approach (or a blend of the two) the following is worth considering – I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.

It is not until you become an active participant in your own education – for example writing a speech for an upcoming debate, solving a mathematical problem, creating an artwork or researching a history – that you feel the personal rewards of lifelong learning. A happy byproduct is that you are more likely to become an actively engaged citizen. – Yours, etc,

ALISON HACKETT,

Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin.