There are huge advertising budgets only when there's no difference between the products. If the products really were different, people would buy the one that's better... Advertising teaches people to be stupid.
Here I am copying my response that I posted in the "Dislike" question. "This is more of a "me problem" instead of a course problem, but I let too much time pass between each lesson and lose continuity of learning".
I post this as an example of why I think continuity in learning is important. Although I don't believe that reviewing material is a bad thing, I believe that taking too much time between lessons leads to forgetting what is learned and can in turn lead to having to go back and review previously learned material. That is fine in an academic setting, but not always an efficient use of time in a professional setting. I have to learn to keep up with the lessons so I don't have to spend time constantly reviewing.
I agree completely. Continuity is a huge part of learning anything.
I tried to learn Spanish a few years ago when I first moved to Florida. I bought one of those self-teaching Spanish courses, but I'd go weeks between lessons. Needless to say, I did not learn Spanish. LOL. To this day, I still rely on Google Translate.
There's nothing wrong with taking a break and coming back to review things, but if you really want the material to stick, you have to make time for it regularly, even if it's only once a week or so. Otherwise, you're naturally going to forget some of what you learned.
Of course, not everyone who comes to me wants to become an Access developer. A lot of people just want to learn enough to build a database for their business or solve a particular problem, and that's perfectly fine. But if you want to get really good at anything in life, whether it's bowling, speaking Spanish, or building software, you've got to practice.
My grandma always used to say, "Practice makes perfect." I disagree with her a little bit on that one because I don't think you're ever really perfect. I'm certainly not perfect at Access. I'm still learning new things all the time, even after all these years. But practice definitely makes you proficient.
I certainly appreciate your thoughts, Kenneth. Now get back to work! LOL.
Kenneth A ThomasOP
@Reply 4 days ago
Richard, I can relate to your comments as well. I took 3 years of Spanish in HS, which was one of my best subjects. After 48 years of being out of HS, my Spanish is very rusty since I very rarely use it. Also, I lived in Germany form 1980-1983 (USAF) and learned German during that time. I have also studied on and off over the years, but have lost a lot of the language because I mostly use German when I have German visitors or have to visit German Speaking Countries.
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