[Ads-l] "Tell me and I'll forget."

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

JL: Barry Popik has a valuable entry on this topic.

Website: barrypopik.com
Article Title: "Tell me and I forget; teach me and I may remember;
involve me and I will learn"
Date on Website: December 19, 2012

http://bit.ly/1G3R9zn

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/tell_me_and_i_forget_teach_me_and_i_may_remember_involve_me_and_i_will_lear/

Garson

On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> New proverb, uttered by entrepeneur Sebastian Jackson in a TV commercial
> for a Headline News series:
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> "Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I'll remember. Iblcude me and I'll
> understand."
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> A handful of Google hits going back five years or so.
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> JL
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