Comment on Close enough for government work
NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 6 months agoSure.
But if their isn’t some human author to your problem, student logic will be way less helpful than logic actually honed by learning how to learn.
Comment on Close enough for government work
NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 6 months agoSure.
But if their isn’t some human author to your problem, student logic will be way less helpful than logic actually honed by learning how to learn.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
What do you mean with a human author? Sorry you actually lost me on this.
I rely on the same mathematical logic but the calculation is done intuitive, like a gut feeling. Thats not the “reverse engineering of formulas” i talked about, that i just did because school expected it of me. But it relies on this very useful ability.
The example i gave that does best illustrate it is seeing the sizes of things without having to check labels, markings or actually measure. Especially useful for domestic jobs Like hanging up a mirror on the wall. Or when visiting stores like an ikea.
Another term I believe for it is eyeballing it. But i cant see how you think it isn’t useful outside of schools. (Pun intended)
I have been outside school for more than 10 years. I use all kinds of mathematical principles on a day to day basis (part of how i perceive the world) but solutions requiring specific formulas pretty much never happens and when it very rarely does happen (i think i used Pythagorean once 2 years ago), i just google it.
NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yes I’m implying student logic is only applicable in contexts where a teacher has laid out a test for you to intuit.
Student logic doesn’t apply when you have to come up with a new idea to an actual problem that exists in the real world.
There is value to learning student logic. It shows creativity. It shows a level of understanding of the material and how to be a teacher. But it’s not the same as learning the material.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
I think my partner has a good dose of this. Excelled at test taking but struggles to live up to expectations post education.
I don’t think it’s relevant to what i did, i never have issue generating novel ideal to successfully tackle a problem and i spend a fair amount on coding which requires good problem solving.
If annoying i had a problem with understanding the default solution so i had no choice then come up with a new one using my logic. But at that point it really is just called autism.