Sentences with phrase «learning by osmosis»

Clue them in directly and earlier — too much of law school is learning by osmosis.

«I spent a decade learning by osmosis from all the brilliant people around me,» says Hunter, who is considered one of the founders of bioinformatics.

Because autonomous learning is so wonderful when it does work, it's easy when reading about families who follow this philosophy, to assume that it's the only way and that something's going wrong if the children aren't learning by osmosis, asking questions, and intrinsically motivated.

Weschler added that it's remarkable «to be able to [work] in an environment like Berkshire, and be able to learn by osmosis and compare notes with Warren.

You learn by osmosis to do what you do well and to understand how it fits in the process.»

Recent solo exhibitions include: «Ivan Seal», Carl Freedman Gallery, London (2011); «True as applied to you; false as applied to you», Krome Gallery, Berlin (2011); «I Learn by Osmosis», CEAAC, Strasbourg (2010); and «Two Rooms For A Fall», Berlin (2009).

«So,» we reflect back, «You learned by osmosis that marriage is supposed to be full of sexual frustration and emotional distance.»

Not exact matches

But it is from a myriad of sources, and by a process closer to osmosis than to either inheritance or deliberation, that we learn how to feel and act sexually.

I had gotten a law school education by osmosis, and one of the first things law students learn is «Never ask a question to which you don't already know the answer.»

Carpenters - and spouses of carpenters (because we learn a whole lot by osmosis, don't we?)

But even with you pledging to be on your best behavior on a regular basis, there does need to be some teaching and explaining involved — manners can't be learned strictly by osmosis.

While some children seem to learn to read by osmosis, there are many who are not interested in learning to and who will probably need more «teaching».

But even with respect to the older child, I believe that Satter would say (and she indicated as much in an email to me) that with respect to any behavior at the table, whether it's eating vegetables or putting one's napkin on one's lap, children learn far better by osmosis — by observing your behavior — than through any overt parental pressure, which more often than not can backfire.

To be honest, I am growing a bit weary of this notion that you can somehow learn yoga by osmosis, especially when it comes to yoga teachers.

If there's one thing I've learned about vikings through years of pop culture osmosis, it's their dearly held belief that any obstacle can be overcome by beating the ever - loving tar out of it.

But that was auditory learning; I absorbed the language by osmosis, by hearing and speaking it every day, as much out of necessity as scholastic joy.

Yet in 2015 teachers, principals, governments, technology companies and journals globally perpetuate the myth that one simply has to acquire the latest digital kit and - as if by osmosis - school learning will be enhanced.

«For the most part, [the staff learns] through osmosis, and by showing people how we want it done,» he says.

I assume these lessons are generally trial by fire, unless you happen to learn through osmosis or have a helpful mentor.

When we first learn how to speak, we learn from being around other people and simply picking it up by repetition — by osmosis — from people who already know how to speak.

See http://EzineArticles.com/136515 and http://ezinearticles.com/?Does-Learning-by-Osmosis-Really-Work?&id=136515 Learning the rules of the road, the meaning of traffic signs and signals, pavement markings and traffic patterns by osmosis is possible, but it takes a very long, long time.

You learn by ear, by osmosis.»