Difference Between Direct And Indirect Education

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As Mendoza indicates, the creature's methods of indirect learning in Frankenstein are not particular to fictional works; indirect forms of learning such as observation, trial and error, and introspection have all played a crucial role in my intellectual development as well. I primarily spoke Gujarati during my early childhood, as my parents spoke it around me. As I was a child, I was unable to learn the fundamentals of English by reading a textbook. I learned the English language through many forms of both direct and indirect education. My mother taught me the fundamentals of the language, such as when to use "a" and when to use "an". However, as I began to speak more, indirect education proved to be substantially more helpful in learning the …show more content…

Although not always apparent, the effects of all forms of indirect education provide many advantages over direct forms of education, the most notable example being the depth of understanding obtained. True mastery of material cannot be taught via a book or lecture; rather, an individual must internalize and appreciate what they have learned beyond a superficial level. As discussed, the Indian cooking principle of Asram discourages the usage of measuring devices. While measuring ingredients with a culinary tool and memorizing the quantity of each does allow one to cook, an inherent understanding is not achieved, and the information learned is superficial at best. In the case that there is a limited supply of a crucial ingredient, how should a cook handle the situation? Whereas a cook informed by direct education would be dumbfounded, a cook informed by indirect education would be able to apply information learned and internalized and substitute one particular spice with another. The same level of understanding obtained by indirect education in language development is crucial. Whether the creature learning human communication or myself learning Latin or Guajarati, indirect forms of learning allow for a deeper understanding of the language. In all forms of communication and language, there lies a subtext that can only be understood through mastery. The creature, for example, is able to learn how to empathize with individuals through observation. Whereas teaching vocabulary via direct forms of education would not pose any difficulty, teaching an individual such as the creature empathy - an integral component of human communication - would be exceedingly difficult through direct means. Only a deeper understanding through indirect means would allow for such appreciation. For me, learning Latin posed a similar difficulty in that a single verb, such as solvo, can

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