The Importance of Planning

One of the key elements of Western thinking is this difference between planning and execution. But when it comes to insight or something where other people and chance plays a big role, planning can get you only so far. For example, in war strategy, whereas a lot of planning going on up until you encounter the enemy and then everything falls apart,. pedagogy is certainly similar that you can do as much planning as you like but when the first pupil says something very strangely, you have to react to that.