Neat insight into the world as it is becoming today. Education isn’t as much about learning things as it is learning to learn and developing the brain through the reps. If those reps become the focus, then the thing can actually be missing.
Maybe it is the physics difficulty! I know ot confused me in the complex math more than it did the conceptual premise but that didn’t make me much of a physicist.
I was talking about something like this in a much different context with a friend yesterday. It was more related to paths not taken and the opportunities missed. Being the contrarian in some topics for debate, I pointed out that the benefits of not taking a path can be ignored when a different path is taken when we focus on what could have been. I suggested that our path is what it is for better and worse.
Time spent failing in the wrong direction presents its lessons learned and wisdom we take with us that helps the rest of the way is a strong part of us.
It is all about the winding path and who we become along the way.
Since I was a kid I have not understood why they don't teach how to learn first. Basic school would be cut in half.
"This is where I ended up, so this is what I like! I wouldn't change a thing!"
(without knowing what the other path actually held)
I think it is also a bit like dealing with hardship - without knowing real hardship, small problems seem hard, and it is difficult to be grateful for just how good things are. Most people complain about their job, unless they have done some really terrible jobs in the past.