As a retired teacher with an Advanced Profession Certificate in the USA, let me point out that teaching/learning utilizes five main different ways of presenting material that go from most simple to most complex: kinesthetic (hands-on activities), seeing, hearing, reading with the aid of pictures/videos, and reading text.
We also teach/learn at five different levels called "The Dimensions of Learning," the go from simple to complex and are most simply described: 1.wanting to learn), 2. rote memory, 3. reaching conclusions and relating information to other information, 4. applying the knowledge in meaningful tasks, and 5. critical and abstract thinking.
When you are dealing with children, the difference between a skilled (either by training or through life's experiences) teacher and someone trying hit-or-miss methods is that the skilled teacher knows he/she must address the level at which to begin and the level at which the student(s) learn best.
You can use various combinations of learning, including learning from non-human progams, to learn. A live teacher can often speed-up the process by recognizing when the student misunderstands something or proceeds down the wrong track. But that sure doesn't mean computer learniing is bad - it's much better than a non-structured approach.
Thanks for this makes sense. I worked several years with kids, as a swimming instructor. Actually the most important thing for children is that they spend a lot with the parents. I think that a Chessable book can be a great way to improve for a kid. The parents can explain everything which is not clear and help it to work independently and with a system.
As a retired teacher with an Advanced Profession Certificate in the USA, let me point out that teaching/learning utilizes five main different ways of presenting material that go from most simple to most complex: kinesthetic (hands-on activities), seeing, hearing, reading with the aid of pictures/videos, and reading text.
We also teach/learn at five different levels called "The Dimensions of Learning," the go from simple to complex and are most simply described: 1.wanting to learn), 2. rote memory, 3. reaching conclusions and relating information to other information, 4. applying the knowledge in meaningful tasks, and 5. critical and abstract thinking.
When you are dealing with children, the difference between a skilled (either by training or through life's experiences) teacher and someone trying hit-or-miss methods is that the skilled teacher knows he/she must address the level at which to begin and the level at which the student(s) learn best.
You can use various combinations of learning, including learning from non-human progams, to learn. A live teacher can often speed-up the process by recognizing when the student misunderstands something or proceeds down the wrong track. But that sure doesn't mean computer learniing is bad - it's much better than a non-structured approach.