[Yoda]

I don't want to start an argument on Tomasellp or anyone esle but I do have a simple question. For a novice in TGM, if one is watching a video of someone who does not adhere strictly to TGM, is there not a "danger" (for lack of a better word) of being led astray, resulting in not incorporating proper TGM techniques?

For example I watched the first two videos, (seemed pretty good to me) but I also read the statement that Tomasello did not adhere strictly to TGM . . . so I started thinking, should I watch these or not, I'm confused enough as it is? Will I be reading one thing in the book and then incorporating something else in practice?

[Bold by Yoda.]

This was a question I wrestled with prior to going ahead with the Series. For the most part, I have no problem with the information as presented. My reservations with the balance fall into three categories:

1. Presenting a concept in a radically different way that gets the point across but at the expense of the underlying Principles. I don't like it, but I can live with it.

2. Teaching a 'Feel' at the expense of 'Real,' the precise underlying Mechanic. I am less tolerant of this deviation but can also live with the situation -- as long as the correct Mechanic is ultimately identified.

3. Presenting information that is just plain wrong. Here there can be no compromise. The errors cannot be allowed to stand as fact and must be corrected. That said, I do not view these threads as a personal soapbox. I intend to let them develop and mature on their own. Along the way, I will participate meaningfully as the opportunity arises. Over time, if the obvious errors have not been brought to light, then I will step forward.

My decision to post these videos was made deliberately in spite of the above concerns. That is because I sincerely believe there is far more good to be gained by listening to Tommy than harm. Where the divide is simply too wide, I will present alternatives.

Fourm Members can then weigh the merits of each, and decide for themselves what to accept and what to reject.