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And it's not just a time issue- I quit my programming job last summer because I have just enough …

… And it's not just a time issue- I quit my programming job last summer because I have just enough work as a musician to pay the rent, which leaves me plenty of time to do stuff. And it's not that I don't know how to learn at a college level- I taught in an English Dept for 8 years and quit a PhD in the humities ABD. That's all just my experience. I love STEM (and trades education) material on Youtube, but I really think that it's missing something to think that you could get " a better undergraduate education in STEM on youtube".

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dustingetzHN

this is disrupting education. you can get a better undergraduate education in STEM on youtube than my paid education 20 years ago. I think those visualizations can even pull forward a bunch of stuff into high school.

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Similar experiences, but different conclusions. 1. With advanced math I feel I retain at the n-1 level. Unless I’m using it, it fades. That’s frustrating but I don’t think it’s the fault of the deliverer. I do think working through problems has to be part of the practice, I’ve bought workbooks to have something to try to drive the knowledge into muscle memory. It still fades, but maybe not as much. 2. Calculus, in particular seems super unimportant to real life. Stats and Linear Algebra, somewhat similar in Math Level, seem much more applicable. I’m very happy to see Stats being offered in high school now as an alternative to Calculus. For Calculus, you almost need to learn 3-4 rules and someone says “trust me, just memorize these, don’t spend too much time on this.” And you would be able to live a happy productive life.

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I think it's important to separate the motivation pill from the content delivery. You can buy a motivation pill for cheaper than $160k or whatever a degree costs these days. And we get to compare the very best tryhard youtubers to the median lecturer who is grinding it out.

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