Conceptual understanding emerges from knowing the idea’s constituent facts. You cannot understand what you don’t know. 1/
In this way you build up towards conceptual understanding. 4/
Drill, build, drill, apply, repeat. 5/
Then when you teach how the facts link together again, they get it! Much quicker than before. 6/
I’ll say it again: Facts don’t prevent understanding.
It’s not: ‘drill and kill’...
It’s: ‘drill & thrill’.
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