Why do you have to learn facts?

Answer 1

Most everybody hates memorizing a bunch of facts. The fact is<g> however, that knowing the facts lets you get on to the more interesting parts of what you are learning. Once you know the vocabulary, you can learn how to say what you really want to say in whatever language you are learning; once you know the names of the organs, you can learn how they work; once you learn the math facts, you can learn more interesting formulae and how to work them. Facts are like bricks - you can't build a wall or house without stacking them up and putting them together.