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With the way that foreign languages are taught in American schools (rote learning, treated like any other subject, lack of practical application), it is not rea

With the way that foreign languages are taught in American schools (rote learning, treated like any other subject, lack of practical application), it is not really a loss to learn the ongoing process of how to be a creator v. a consumer with the ugly magic of coding. That being said, moving from AP CS to a more structured, less-niche curriculum has its own fundamental challenges. > “The types of learning that schools were set up for isn’t going to continue to prepare students for the world they’re entering. Knowledge is not the commodity—the commodity is being able to take these various parts of a problem and put them together in a new creative way,” Steele says. From http://qz.com/608355/education-in-america-is-on-the-cusp-of-a-dramatic-change-will-the-country-let-it-happen/ http://qz.com/608355/education-in-america-is-on-the-cusp-of-...

bobby_9x 11y ago
"rote learning, treated like any other subject, lack of practical application" I'm onto my second foreign language and you need rote memorization. A good method for learning involves a combination of practical application+rote memorization. The problem is that in a classroom setting, if you just sit around talking, nobody will learn anything. I also ran a language learning meetup group and tried multiple methods of study. Structured lessons with rote memorization plus practical application/speaking worked the best. I also took Spanish in a US public school for 3 years and we had a combination of both. There is no magic. If you truly want to learn a foreign language, it takes tons of discipline and time. Most people give up at any hint of difficulty or plateau at a very basic level.
- wallflower 11y ago
  Lo que quería decir por 'rote learning' era las lecciones tradicionales que acentúan aprendiendo las formas de verbos en una secuencia estricta (presento en el semestre primero, imperfecto en el semestre segundo, etc.) De acuerdo que 'rote memorization' es mas importante para escuchar o hablar sin esfuerza, como automático. ¿Qué es tu lengua segunda que aprendes? ¿Podrías recomendar las materiales que sean buenas por 'rote memorization' o sitios de web para mejorar como nos aprendemos?

bobby_9x 11y ago

"rote learning, treated like any other subject, lack of practical application" I'm onto my second foreign language and you need rote memorization. A good method for learning involves a combination of practical application+rote memorization. The problem is that in a classroom setting, if you just sit around talking, nobody will learn anything. I also ran a language learning meetup group and tried multiple methods of study. Structured lessons with rote memorization plus practical application/speaking worked the best. I also took Spanish in a US public school for 3 years and we had a combination of both. There is no magic. If you truly want to learn a foreign language, it takes tons of discipline and time. Most people give up at any hint of difficulty or plateau at a very basic level.

wallflower 11y ago
Lo que quería decir por 'rote learning' era las lecciones tradicionales que acentúan aprendiendo las formas de verbos en una secuencia estricta (presento en el semestre primero, imperfecto en el semestre segundo, etc.) De acuerdo que 'rote memorization' es mas importante para escuchar o hablar sin esfuerza, como automático. ¿Qué es tu lengua segunda que aprendes? ¿Podrías recomendar las materiales que sean buenas por 'rote memorization' o sitios de web para mejorar como nos aprendemos?