Tony Morris

I am not a person for whom "you don't understand a thing" is a welcoming opening line in an offer for help. I am glad you have found enough people who appreciate that approach. but that's not universal, or I suspect even the majority.

Right, but you actually don't understand it. Do you see a correlation yet? I don't understand lots of things, and I am happy to yell hundreds of them out my window right now, if only to get you over this hurdle.

I understand more than enough of it to be providing value to my audience, to be accomplishing my goals, and to provide useful paths to learn more. I also have people guiding and helping me. I understand you discount all that.

Perhaps the question you might have led with, instead of all the derision, would be, "what are you trying to accomplish?" and an important follow-up might have been "what have you already learned and accomplished?" That's where I would have started. Not "you know nothing".

Please also note: you are now advising me on "how to teach." Consider that for a moment, and what a reasonable assessment of this advice might be. By the way, when are we gearing up to actually learn monads?

One thing I am a recognized expert at is teaching (esp technical topics)... so having an opinion on it is not unreasonable. But all I noted is, it's how I would have started. You can take that as critique or not, as you will.

I have and I will, but let's be clear on one thing: you have never taught a single person an understanding of monads. You have the power and intelligence to change that right now.