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by abusaidm 612 days ago
I think 3Blue1Brown content is so good and educational that having well thought material like this would elevate the understanding of complex topics and help people learn in a more enjoyable way.

I also would subscribe to a commercial offering that provides me with rich content that educates me on topics I find interesting busy not my field of expertise like some of their other videos.

Kudos to the team behind it

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The problem with mathematics is that learning it is different from merely understanding. To really learn it and have it as a primitive tool in your brain, you have to train a lot, and not everyone is willing to put in the effort.
@davidbessis on X had a very good thread on this in August. One excerpt from the thread:

“The #1 reason why we fail to teach math: we present it as knowledge without telling kids it's a motor skill developed by practicing unseen actions in your head. Passive listening is useless, yet we never say it. We're basically asking kids to take notes during yoga lessons.”