He could think of no possible way he could tell them what they should work toward without falling back into the trap of authoritarian, didactic teaching.
Instead of didactic teaching, they stress a simple Neopagan principle: "Find the Divine within your own experience."
Also children remember 90% of what they learn experientially compared to a miserable 5% from didactic teaching.
But directiveness and didactic teaching are seldom, if ever, necessary.
I think a failure, if it's carefully manipulated is as good as very formal didactic teaching.
They made an indelible impression on the religious and cultural life of Karnataka by spreading the didactic teachings in a musical form to the hearts of the common folk.
This cannot be acquired through didactic teaching or coaching.
For example, a school may judge that developing 'lively and enquiring minds' among its students requires certain teaching styles, namely a move away from didactic teaching to active student participation.
They spread the didactic teachings in a musical form to the hearts of the common man.
"We mix problem-solving sessions along with didactic teaching," he said.