Fast Learner Or Good Teacher

Posted by rossrubiknickname on January 24th, 2008 at 10:08pm

Sometimes, it is not only your intelligence level to grasp and complete a cube, most of the time its a good teacher.

Yesterday, when I wrote the “Four Formula’s Is All It Takes” article, I was referring to some of my friends who can solve the cube with only four formula’s. Well, I saw someone on the bus yesterday who was teaching a girl the first step. In my opinion, that is one of the hardest steps because there are no directions. You simply must get a cross and the white side. It is also the hardest to teach because of the same reason.

Yet, today on the bus the girl who was taught only yesterday was able to complete that first big step, with no previous knowledge of the cube. I was shocked at the girl and her teacher. It is the fact she completed it, now how long it took her. I confronted her friend who taught her and I asked how he did it. He simply said she’s a fast learner.

Now, without tooting my own here, I think I’m a pretty good teacher, every single one of my students who have been dedicated have completed a Rubik’s Cube and can solve it without directions, they memorized all of the formula’s. I have had about 10 students almost, and everyone learns differently and has a different experience. But yet they all have similar struggles and patterns of learning. They all think the white side is the hardest at first, and they all try to skip ahead once they pass the first two steps.

But I could never have taught anyone in only a 5 minute bus ride that well. Maybe she was working at it for a while, but I was impressed. It could be that, but I like to stay positive and say she got it fast. She never did finish the cube, for she didn’t know the next few steps, so I finished it for her. But none the less, a great learner and a great teacher make a great and fast team.

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