Re: Autodidacticism
Originally Posted by
Meg
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'Horses for courses' as they say
I married a man who had a brilliant mathematical mind and that is no exaggeration, not many pupils age 14 get offered a place to study at Cambridge.
On the other hand he lacked practical common sense, put a paintbrush in his hand and the end result would make any DIY minded person weep.
I haven't a brain that is wired for maths or academic study, the thought of maths makes my brain cease to function from fear
but I have managed to build a 15ft kitchen from scratch (minus the electrics and plumbing) lay tile floors,tile walls, paint and paper to a high standard,cook and sew. I don't like sitting still studying anything, I am more at home in wellingtons walking the muddy fields,training dogs, pulling sheep out of hedges.
I think we need all kinds of people in this world, the academically gifted and the practical and they complement each other .
Absolutely agree with that Meg.
I fully understand when you say your brain 'isn't wired that way', because I feel exactly the same.
There are many things I can't do, I cannot grasp them at all, it's like a mental block there. But I think we should be proud of the things we
can do, instead of fretting about what we can't.
Years back I got my City & Guilds in Agriculture. I love and understand plants, flowers and animals and nature, and am mostly pretty good with these things, but I couldn't tell you the difference between a modem and a router to save me life. I would be a teacher's nightmare.
But I am honest, and care, and never been in trouble and that will have to carry me through without the ability to excel at maths and technology.
We need all different people and everyone brings their own special qualities into this world.