My best guess: There’s a difference between reviewing ideas and exploring them. Reviewing ideas allows you to understand concepts, think about them and talk about them, but you’re looking at material you already have. Consider someone preparing a lecture well-they’ll make sure that they have no confusion about what they’re covering, and write eloquently on the topic at hand.
On the other hand, this is thinking along pre-set pathways. It can be very useful for both learning and teaching, but you aren’t likely to discover something new. Exploring ideas, by contrast, is looking at a part of idea space and then seeing what you can find. It’s thinking about the implications of things you know, and looking to see if an unexpected result shows up, or simply considering a topic and hoping that something new on the subject occurs to you.
My best guess: There’s a difference between reviewing ideas and exploring them.
Reviewing ideas allows you to understand concepts, think about them and talk about them, but you’re looking at material you already have. Consider someone preparing a lecture well-they’ll make sure that they have no confusion about what they’re covering, and write eloquently on the topic at hand.
On the other hand, this is thinking along pre-set pathways. It can be very useful for both learning and teaching, but you aren’t likely to discover something new. Exploring ideas, by contrast, is looking at a part of idea space and then seeing what you can find. It’s thinking about the implications of things you know, and looking to see if an unexpected result shows up, or simply considering a topic and hoping that something new on the subject occurs to you.