Re:3Blue1Brown: Animated Math
by haolez on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @08:08AM
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The problem with mathematics is that learning it is different from understanding. To really learn it and have it as a primitive tool in your brain, you have to train a lot, and not everyone is willing to put in the effort.
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@davidbessis on X had a very good thread on this in August. One excerpt from the thread:
βThe #1 reason why we fail to teach math: we present it as knowledge without telling kids it's a motor skill developed by practicing unseen actions in your head. Passive listening is useless, yet we never say it. We're basically asking kids to take notes during yoga lessons.β