Anyone else feel like this too?
I feel like I actually learn/retain how to do something and information better when I mess up or have it wrong in my mind and then correct it or think it through and understand it, rather then when I understand a concept right off the bat.
Mistakes and correcting them are more prominent in my memory, than just doing something right the first time.
But it kinda sucks to learn that way because most classes and tests and stuff don’t really give you an opportunity to get it right and understand something if you don’t do it right right from the start. And before the stubborn people start spouting about how in the real world you don’t get a second chance, trust me I know, but school is meant to be a place to learn. When kids/ teens can’t redo, practice, or learn the right way after a mistake, it’s just gonna stay as something they didn’t understand and still don’t.
I also feel that I learn or retain information better when I make mistakes. Making mistakes and correcting them is very crucial to learning. Understanding something right off the bat makes the brain not retain as much as it could because it is overlooked and not rehearsed enough. When we make mistakes, we tend to ask for help or spend time trying t......
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01 06,2021