[anonytrary]

> I do want to dispel the idea that everything would be better if only we switched to project-based learning. The opposite is closer to true.

Both of these maximalist notions are so far from true, it's not even worth asking which one is closer.

> Project-based learning is the most inefficient form of learning that still works.

Where it lacks efficiency in learning, it boasts incredible precision in application. Project-based learning is practical, if not fundamental. You will learn to do something tangible, but of course this may not be the most efficient way to teach conceptual lessons. Concepts and understanding (aka "the math") will be required to decrease learning curves for future applications.

So yes, both project-based and course-based learning are important, it isn't useful to completely eliminate one or the other, but I do feel the world is currently partial towards course-based learning.