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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “In geometry, time is foolishly wasted by using a method which merely consists in committing geometry to memory.”

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In geometry, time is foolishly wasted by using a method which merely consists in committing geometry to memory.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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He criticizes the rote memorization method used in geometry, which leads to ineffective learning.

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