I see skill learning as a combination of understanding and fluency. Understanding requires time to play and explore something. It enables slow but powerful pro

I see skill learning as a combination of understanding and fluency. Understanding requires time to play and explore something. It enables slow but powerful problem solving into new territory. But fluency requires practice. And it’s benefit is quick and accurate automatic responses, freeing up the brain to tackle novel things much faster. Together they work really well. and the repetition in obtaining fluency can also push understanding deep into stable memory where it will remain accessible years later. I have seen a lot of education where only one side was emphasized. When kids are pushed for time, neither side gets done well. I don’t think anyone learning anything should move on to more difficult tasks until they both really understand and become fluent at the prerequisites. But that would take education off it’s cohort centered time schedules. That system is so ingrained in most of our non-online education systems.