1/ I agree: memorization is not understanding. But, it does afford low-latency cache look-ups. And, amortized, it often lets you spend *more* time on problem solving using new ideas and techniques — where you pay your real tuition — than you could have without memorization.
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2/ I'm not an expert on learning or teaching, so take this with a grain of salt. But, for me, a few well-considered Anki-decks constructed up-front let me assemble understanding at a rate I couldn't approach with just notes.
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Replying to @generativist
It took me a long time to admit this when failing to learn Spanish as a kid. If you're struggling to remember nouns your grammar construction loop is always going to lag
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Yea. And for me (at least in high school), the combination of that and fumbling through spanish in front of a class made it pretty futile.
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