In geometry, time is foolishly wasted by using a method which merely consists in committing geometry to memory.
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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He criticizes the rote memorization method used in geometry, which leads to ineffective learning.
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