[ants_everywhere]

I've thought a lot about education, and my personal take is that in the US we way undervalue drilling (by which I mainly mean building up familiarity and muscle memory) and way overvalue understanding.

I've been collecting quotes about these topics for a few years. One relevant to creativity and drilling is Bob Dylan's

> If you sang "John Henry" as many times as me.... you'd have written "How many roads must a man walk down?" too.

[nvln]

There is definitely a lot of value in practice and repetition. I don't think rote memorization / drilling are the only means of getting that practice and repetition. Ironically, with a bit of creativity, we can provide both. Lot of practice, lot of repetition, paired with understanding, play and making things.