I’ve been spending an hour (sometimes more) each day learning to code for the last couple of weeks using Codecademy. 

And from the beginning, I noticed something different about this learning experience…

It works.

Codecademy gets it right because it’s project-based, self-directed learning. 

I don’t sit through lectures and get quizzed on my ability to recall information. I don’t memorize a bunch of facts only to forget them half an hour later. 

Instead, I work out specific coding problems; I build projects using the coding languages I’m learning. 

In short, I’m building and practicing skills. 

We don’t learn by accumulating and regurgitating information. We learn by developing skills through constant, sometimes mundane practice.

That’s how da Vinci did it. It’s how Mozart did it. It’s how Steve Jobs did it. 

How can you work projects and problem solving into your education?