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Actual Teachers don't just know a subject, they know something about Pedagogy. And Pedagogy is all about getting the student into constant practice rituals unt
by cen4 2y ago
Actual Teachers don't just know a subject, they know something about Pedagogy.
And Pedagogy is all about getting the student into constant practice rituals until they have mastered the subject. Without practice there is no education/learning.
Herbert Simon - "Criticism of practice called "drill and kill" is very common. Nothing flies more in the face of the last 20 years of research than the assertion that practice is bad. All evidence, from the laboratory and from extensive case studies of professionals, indicates that real competence only comes with extensive practice. In denying the critical role of practice one is denying children the very thing they need to achieve real competence. The instructional task is not to "kill" motivation by demanding drill, but to find tasks that provide practice while at the same time sustaining interest"
- vacuity 2y agoThere is something to be said about exactly what the practice is/how the practice is structured. Both the learning and practice phases should rely less on rote memorization and more on dissecting and understanding principles. For instance, physics without basic calculus means being handed a set of opaque equations, which encourages blind application and needless confusion where that doesn't work. At least in the US, I find this lacking.