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Above all, I myself would be sure I knew what the words meant before I
started
to examine.

    Dealing with new technology and the necessity to have things named, we
especially need to be alert.

    Before you curse our terms, remember that a lack of terms to describe
phenomena can be twice as incomprehensible as having involved terms that  at
least can
, be understood eventually.

    We do awfully well, really, better than any other science or subject. We
lack a
dictionary but we can remedy that.

    But to continue with how one should examine, when the  student  had  the
words,
I'd demand the music. What tune do these words play?

    I'd say "All right, what use is this text assignment to you?"  Questions
like, "Now
this rule here about not letting pcs eat  candy  while  being  audited,  how
come there'd be
such a rule?" And if the student couldn't imagine why, I'd go  back  to  the
words just
ahead of that rule and find the one he hadn't grasped.

    I'd ask "What are the 3 parts of the ARC triangle?" And when the student
gave
them, I'd still  have  the  task  of  satisfying  myself  that  the  student
understood why those
were the 3 parts. I'd ask "How come?" after he'd given them to me. Or  "What
are you
going to do with these?"

    But if the student wasn't up to the point of study where knowing why  he
used
the ARC triangle was part of his materials, I  wouldn't  ask.  For  all  the
data about not
examining above level applies very severely to Theory Checkout  as  well  as
to Practical
and general Instruction.

    I might also have a stack of paper clips and rubber bands and  use  them
to have
students show me they knew the words and ideas.

    Theory often says "Well, they take care of all that in Practical." Oh no
they
don't. When you have a Theory Section that believes  that.  Practical  can't
function at
all.

    Practipal goes through the simple motions. Theory covers  why  one  goes
through
the motions.

    I don't think I have to beat this to death for you.

    You've got it.

                                DICTIONARIES


    Dictionaries should be available to students in  Theory  and  should  be
used in Twin
Checkouts as well,  preferably  the  same  publication.  Dictionaries  don't
always agree
with each other.

    No Twin should try to define English language words out of his own  head
when
correcting a student as it leads to too many arguments.  On  English  words,
open a
dictionary.

    A Scientology dictionary will be available in a few months from the date
of this
bulletin as one is being rushed into publication.









      L. RON HUBBARD



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