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This very much reminds me of learning to play a musical instrument. You don't need to learn a bunch of music theory to get better. You just need to practice a
by snarfy 10y ago
This very much reminds me of learning to play a musical instrument. You don't need to learn a bunch of music theory to get better. You just need to practice a lot. The theory does no good if you can't actually play, and it makes much more sense to learn after you can play since you know what it already sounds like when reading about it.
- compiler-guy 10y agoThe same goes for youth sports. You go to practice for a couple of hours a couple of times a week, and do the same thing or very close variations of it over and over and over. Eventually you get pretty good, but there is just no substitute for good repetitions with a good coach correcting your form and technique. Then you scrimmage where you put those into practice perhaps at a slower pace and get a chance to be creative, and then you put them into a game where things happen full speed. And after the game you evaluate what went well and what didn't. It baffles me that anyone thinks mathematical learning (or any other) can be done any other way. Reps matter.