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Re:Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization by bawolff on Thursday August 01, 2024 @12:50AM (#41126267)
> On the other hand no one adds or multiples enough in daily life for natural memory formation. Humans consider the skill vital enough that we have developed methods to memorize them.

Isn't that kind of the point for the other side?

Nobody memorizes the answer to 212+457. There are no flash cards for every possible addition up to infinity.

In my experience, the more people think that math is something to memorize, the worse they are at math.

Re:Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization by fragmede on Thursday August 01, 2024 @01:03AM (#41126321)
Kumon students will be able to get 669 faster than the average non-Kumon student simply due to a large amount of practice though. Students don't memorizate of all the possible combinations, but imo that practice helps tune the mind to be sharp in that particular direction. very useful in some jobs.

it is to be noted that math isn't numeracy though. I have dyscalclia which hurt me with numbers but at the college level there are fewer numbers and more conceptual thinking. ended up with a math minor, though that's due to the CS degree requiring so many classes.