Lumifer comments on Don't teach people how to reach the top of a hill - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 01 April 2014 05:27:28PM 1 point [-]

If you can't understand how you do something, how can you expect to teach it?

By pointing out the path to be followed. Knowing how to acquire a capability is different from understanding how that capability works. Easy example: riding a bicycle.