My background in education, and piles of parents' money spent getting bachelors and masters degrees, helped me understand that this was a real question. Two questions, actually.
- Would an intentional approach help me be more successful?
- What model might I use?
For the answer to question 2, I looked back to the science courses I took in undergraduate school.
After surviving a dozen or so science course syllabi, a pattern clearly emerged. The knowledge was usually passed along using the following structure
- History, nomenclature and related disciplines
- Lab procedures
- Theory and application
- History, Syntax and related disciplines
- Work habits
- Theory and tutorials
- Work habits
- History, Syntax and related disciplines
- Theory and tutorials