On Learning
Learning involves behavior change, visible or not, as a result of acquired knowledge. In order for the behavior change to occur, the input has to be mentally processed and made one’s own.
Learning is hard and it requires deliberate effort and it is intensely personal. Other people may do many things for each other but nobody can learn for someone else for it happens in the mind of the individual.
There is brute force “learning,” memorizing. This may be useful in the short run for some kinds of learning. Learning that will endure over time is important. That requires more care and determination on the part of the learner.
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