A problem arises when one has to learn new material. For many of us,
actually writing the material down makes us retain it better. And for
me, at any rate, writing it down in longhand works better for the
memorisation of facts than typing things in.
I wish I knews of studies of retention like th
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> Yes, you're on the right track. All of schooling is based on medieval
> metaphors (such as the lecture, originally for purposes of dictation
> in the days before printing) and the history of thought, instead of
> the logic of the subject mat
Yes, you're on the right track. All of schooling is based on medieval
metaphors (such as the lecture, originally for purposes of dictation
in the days before printing) and the history of thought, instead of
the logic of the subject matter or of the reasons for learning
anything. We are still teachi
Those of you frequenting this list for some years will recognize most
of these themes. From time to time I like to archive a summary.
Principal themes:
I. Math Objects (an approach to learning math)
II. Objects First (an approach to learning programming)
These two go hand-in-hand.
Math Object
