Re: Bobby Wolff book

>    You seem to have an amazing approach ot learning: you suggest that
> people should learn by only using things they already know?  How on
> earth can that work?

Huh?  I said nothing against trying new things (nor could anyone even
mildly acquainted with my offerings in other threads possibly imagine
that I would).  I merely suggested that in a tournament setting, the
Laws should not allow a pair to profit from the odd instance where
their failure to have done their homework adequately would work in
their favor by happenstance.  They already survive the more numerous
bad results from their systemic slips, and, as you say, they learn
from experience; I am not suggesting interfering with this in any
way.  Not allowing them to benefit from the odd favorable outcome
should sup****t this learning if it has any effect at all.

I have specifically endorsed The Bridge World's notion that the Laws
should allow for relaxed rules at clubs, precisely for the benefit of
those trying to learn new methods and something of tournament practice
(by gentle correction rather than rulings, to the extent practical).
It seems to me that this, too, would be consistent with how people
learn.

David