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It's been said, "Use it, or lose it" [0] It's also been said, "You have to know it to write it or teach it" [1] If you're not staying in the material between
by warrenm 4y ago
It's been said, "Use it, or lose it" [0]
It's also been said, "You have to know it to write it or teach it" [1]
If you're not staying in the material between classes, you'll have to "relearn" at least parts of it
I got great grades in financial accounting 2+ decades ago
Doesn't mean I can do financial accounting today (heck! Probably couldn't "do" it even a semester later)
I did fantastically in an intro to COBOL class in 2000. Haven't so much as glanced as COBOL since (to the best of my knowledge)
You'd got to keep using what you learn, or it goes stale/disappears
Your memory's a muscle [2] - you've got to give it a workout, or it will atrophy [3]
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[0] https://www.flintrehab.com/use-it-or-lose-it https://www.flintrehab.com/use-it-or-lose-it etc
[1] https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/dsps/article/21771563/continuing-education-how-to-teach-yourself-almost-anything https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/dsps/article/2...
[2] https://www.dummies.com/article/body-mind-spirit/physical-health-well-being/aging/work-memory-muscle-224776 https://www.dummies.com/article/body-mind-spirit/physical-he...
[3] http://www.ucanlearn.net/?page_id=129 http://www.ucanlearn.net/?page_id=129