The Whole Point of Instruction
Want to get notified about new posts? Join the mailing list and follow on X/Twitter.
The #1 killer of motivation in math learning is not disinterest but overwhelm.
Learning math opens the door to things youβve dreamt about, but that door is atop a mountainous skill hierarchy so steep and winding itβs inaccessible to most students.
Of those who attempt to climb, most get lost, hit walls too high to scale, repeatedly try and fail to make further progress, and then turn around and go home.
The solution is for some mountain climbing guides to identify the gentlest path up the mountain and build a staircase up that path. That way, all the student has to do is focus on taking each consecutive step.
That is the whole point of instruction.
Want to get notified about new posts? Join the mailing list and follow on X/Twitter.