Because the basis of all learning is meaningful connections (Learning is meaningful connections), it's important to make sure that you don't accidentally get in the way of your learning goals by not optimizing for those connections to form.

All forms of education allow for the creation of meaningful connections because teaching is literally about presenting information. But because learning is the responsibility of the learner (Struggle in learning solidifies knowledge), the focus should be in optimizing the environment in which the learner operates so their learning experience can be fruitful.

Example

• One way to not optimize for lerning is compulsory education. Buy removing the learner's agency, you take away their desire to make connections. Connections may be created despite the compulsion, but the lack of desire on the learner's part is a strong factor of what makes learning work.
• Unschooling philosophy is the extreme example of placing the onus of learning directly on the learner. Everything they experience will be meaningful because it was their choice to experience it. Even if it doesn't look like a more traditional educational experience, the highly optimized meaningful connections outweigh the downsides.

Citations

• Chris Crawford conversation model

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