Laying the Foundation
This chapter is all about the basis for understanding each other. I think it was paramount to emphasize the importance of context. Having read much further on in this book it becomes clear that this chapter may be the most important. The whole point of having a conversation no matter the reason becomes nullified if you cant put your thoughts into a context that the other person can understand. This is especially true in education. Dealing with a younger generation often times the hardest part of teaching is simply putting information into a context that the students can understand. The blank stares being caused by a lack of a common frame of reference makes perfect sense. The numerous examples in this chapters of miscommunications only drive home that fact further.
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