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Interestingly, the Chinese word for learning, 学 (xue) also means to imitate/to mimic.
by yannickmahe 15y ago
Interestingly, the Chinese word for learning, 学 (xue) also means to imitate/to mimic.
- est 15y agoI am confused, how else can you learn by NOT imitate?
- ckuehne 15y agoDiscovery. Trial and error. Observation of nature.
- adolph 15y agoThe recent post "Teaching binary to 3rd Graders using the Socratic method" is a good example of a non-imitation teaching/learning method. http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=2446316 http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=2446316
- btcoal 15y agoWhen I was first learning the piano I numbered the notes from Beethoven's Fur Elise, then numbered the keys on my keyboard to match. Then I just pressed the keys in order. Eventually, through muscle memory, I could play the piece pretty well. But I had not learned anything. I just imitated.