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I didn't learn anything from this comment while passively reading. /s

Seriously though, I've learned a lot just from reading and watching media growing up, in some cases much more than school because it's something I actively wanted to do. For me, doesn't matter whether it's active or passive, if it's something I enjoy I can learn from it much easier.

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Reading is an active process. Watching a show about reading is not. You're not going to learn how to play a guitar by passively watching a show, nor are you going to learn dancing that way, etc.

I totally understand that people want to believe that EC and other "educational" TV shows work, because it is effortless for the parent, the teacher, and the child. But the very nature of it being effortless leads to it not working.

Heck, I'd absolutely love it if watching an exercise video would add muscle mass. Sadly, it doesn't.

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