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This seems to be wrestling with the wrong opponent. > And this is what I think the edtech world keeps getting wrong. The assumption is that if you can deliver
by rglover 2mo ago
This seems to be wrestling with the wrong opponent.
> And this is what I think the edtech world keeps getting wrong. The assumption is that if you can deliver the right content, in the right way, at the right time, learning will follow. It won’t.
I think it depends on the goals of the student and what you're trying to learn. Some things are procedural and can be learned by being told, some things require a more hands-on approach to really "get."
If I want to learn how to drive a tractor, I just read the Farmer's Guide to Tractor Drivin' or find a YouTube video (I learned how to drive an excavator and fell trees like this—watch and listen and then go do what they said; hot damn, I learned how to do it).
If I want to learn how to produce a modern masterpiece (or novel invention) in some field or art, I won't find the "how to" in a book or video [1]. That's very much a personal journey that can't be replicated or recalled as a series of steps you tell someone to follow.
The Sal Khan way is prescription-driven and has its place in the world and I don't think it should be dismissed. But that way won't give you the "10,000 hours" level of understanding or experience (and arguably, shouldn't be expected to—even in the shape of an intermediary chatbot).
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvgVA_neH04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvgVA_neH04