What is something that was explained to you wrong such that you could never understand it, and you received a clarifying explanation that finally made sense? - eviltoast
  • Chai@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    81·
    8 months ago

    Exponentiation. I don’t think it was ever really explained before, instead it was treated like something I should’ve known.

    One day I watched a YouTube video that made the world of difference, then I got it.

    • ItsMeSpez@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      8 months ago

      The number of math epiphanies I’ve had on youtube is way too high. Good math teachers are a rare breed.

      • daq@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        41·
        8 months ago

        Sometimes a specific explanation works for you, but school has to be generic enough for explanation to work for most. There are probably a million videos with explanations that are utter shit.

        • angrystego@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          8 months ago

          There are, unfortunately, also millions of teachers who are utter shit. I appreciate every single one of the good ones I’ve met along the way.