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Two More Things to Unlearn from School by ~~Eliezer Yudkowsky~~

Vladimir_Nesov v1.6.0Oct 24th 2009 GMT (+14/-18) 2

Memorization is what you're doing when you cram for a university exam. ~~This is~~It's not ~~the same as~~enough for understanding.

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Vladimir_Nesov v1.2.0Sep 23rd 2009 GMT (-36) 2

Not to be confused with

~~Understanding~~

PeerInfinity v1.1.0Sep 23rd 2009 GMT (+39) 1

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PeerInfinity v1.0.0Sep 23rd 2009 GMT (+214) Created page with '{{wikilink}} {{Quote| I suspect the most dangerous habit of thought taught in schools is that even if you don't really understand something, you should parrot it back anyway. On...' 1

Memorization is what you're doing when you cram for a university exam. This is not the same as understanding.

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Two More Things to Unlearn from School by Eliezer Yudkowsky

Not to be confused with

Understanding