Mentally, I understood that this was true, but this sentence just really made me have a new appreciation for this. We're always doing problems which are similar to real world solutions, but they aren't real. Like how correlation doesn't equal causation. I still had a bias that A is affected by B so C. In the real world though, that's just not true. Like the old meme, I added below. People just think differently, and neither is exactly wrong.

Personally, I have an easier time learning the concepts, so I struggle with the specific definitions. For almost every vocabulary word, I have something to help me remember it. One of the most obvious ones is meiosis and mitosis. I like the silly example of my-toe-sis is what your toe cells use and ME-iosis is what made me. Or for anion and cation. Cats are pawsitive. Anions are A-Negative-ion.

I understand why it can be difficult to teach problem solving skills while also teaching specific material. However, I'm curious if anyone has specific ideas about how to use teach both at the same time?