I suspect you are far more willing to learn by rote than some other students.
For a particular kind of curious student, "just do it because you have to" is a very fast way to them checking out and doing nothing at all.
For a particular kind of curious student, "just do it because you have to" is a very fast way to them checking out and doing nothing at all.
They will dissect, examine and research it on their own and their learning will be much deeper.
Self learning is the opposite of the classroom issues I had. I can start a webpack tutorial, it'll mention Make, and I can click links and chase down information, and just keep my stupidly ADHD brain entertained with more and more new new new things. This is how I have to learn things, apparently.
If a student is going to 'check out' because they didn't get a question answered, then they're probably just going to fail. See your teacher after class, ask a friend, look it up online... If are a 'curious student' doesn't see these very obvious methods of satisfying their curiosity, then they're probably not worth a teacher's efforts.