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I think the same thing happens with mathematics education. Even though I took maths up to 2nd year university, I never really got what it was like until many ye
by dools 2y ago
I think the same thing happens with mathematics education. Even though I took maths up to 2nd year university, I never really got what it was like until many years later when I watched all of Leonard Susskinds Stanford lectures in order on YouTube. It just gave him a way of thinking and talking about something far more interesting than the symbols themselves, and I got the sense that if I had been introduced to the majesty of the universe and then shown how English as a language was inadequate to describe it, that I might have been more motivated to learn the symbols.
- collinvandyck76 2y agoI had the same experience with math and physics. High school / college was mostly rote memorization, and it wasn't until much later that I heard a perspective that showed me the shape of of the concepts. It's too late for me to dive into them now, because also in college I had a friend that showed me what computers are capable of, and I've been down that rabbithole ever since. It's a good argument for being a proactive mentor. You never know when it might click for someone.