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Black boxes

March 10, 2024 ~ theeducontrarian ~ Leave a comment

The child who tries to open a door has to manipulate the handle (the input) so as to produce the desired movement at the latch (the output); and he has to learn how to control the one by the other without being able to see the internal mechanism that links them. In our daily lives … Continue reading Black boxes

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