“To learn, read.
To know, write.
To master, teach.”
I’ve noticed it myself, too. You really do forget what it’s like until you find someone who /really/ wants to learn but doesn’t know anything at all. I think there’s a lot to be said for the apprenticeship system for use in human learning. I have severe doubts about the ability of a human to master a thing without a student to teach.
I think the real question is how do we retain information better, if that would happen, then surely you don’t need someone to actively remind you of hidden information. If I retained 1% of the stuff I’ve read in the past, I’d be the equivalent to an encyclopaedia. I write tutorials sometimes, and my ability to write good ones has never depended on the presence or absence on participants.
“To learn, read. To know, write. To master, teach.”
I’ve noticed it myself, too. You really do forget what it’s like until you find someone who /really/ wants to learn but doesn’t know anything at all. I think there’s a lot to be said for the apprenticeship system for use in human learning. I have severe doubts about the ability of a human to master a thing without a student to teach.
I think the real question is how do we retain information better, if that would happen, then surely you don’t need someone to actively remind you of hidden information. If I retained 1% of the stuff I’ve read in the past, I’d be the equivalent to an encyclopaedia. I write tutorials sometimes, and my ability to write good ones has never depended on the presence or absence on participants.