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Amazing teacher! I love what he says about repetition. Rote learning is not cool, but it helps with learning and mastering math immensely.

• nemo44x 9y ago
  Rote learning is the most important skill I've ever picked up. It teaches you humility and that hard work matters. It's unattractive but I found it fundamental to my education.
  • agumonkey 9y ago
    It's useful to bootstrap things but it cripples your mind too, often you need to be creative and that's where rote learning stops being useful. But in a way, I feel like many times, I reach understanding of a topic, after some information has sit in my brain enough that "i get it". I often don't feel I've done something special compared to my state the day before. So maybe it's all rote learning.
    • rimliu 9y ago
      It does not cripple your creativity it helps it.
      • Brybry 9y ago
        I would argue that memorization of an algorithm or formula without understanding of how they work cripples your ability to apply them creatively. However I would also argue that memorization is the precursor to understanding. I think the main issue with rote learning in schools is when only memorization is taught and tested. For example: teaching and testing how to solve the same type of problem and grading the accuracy of solving without having any critical thinking/application problems is, in my opinion, a mistake.
        • agumonkey 9y ago
          Maybe cripple is too strong, it allows for atrophy since you don't attempt to see on your own.