27chaos comments on Is Scott Alexander bad at math? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: 27chaos 04 May 2015 06:06:12PM *  4 points [-]

I agree strongly. IMO, this is a significant part of why tutoring works. The tutor "translates" the terse explanations into easier natural language ones.

Edditionally, I think this is partly why the mathematics programs I've been exposed to tend to involve a lot of people hanging around each other socially, moreso than is common for other majors. I think even the mathematics majors mainly rely on translations from older students, at least until they progress past a certain point.