“You are not dumb! You’re just differently intelligent!”  
“By which you mean, dumb.”  
“Well yeah, but now I can say it and be okay in public!”

@Psycho333  
Then she could oversee the whole operation under the name Ms. Rainburns

@Background Pony #8214
 
It seemed to be something that would stick with her. I guess we can only wait and find out if it sticks =D

……………………………….. :(

@Psycho333
 
I think it’s more that she pays attention to things when she’s flying, so she could repeat the ‘lesson’ she’d just been taught and that stuck.
 
But obviously she can’t remember every single thing she sees long term.

@Background Pony #8214
 
That ep revealed that’s exactly what she does though.

This make me remember when someone posted a comic when Octavia was scolding Vinyl. If i remember correctly Vinyl just wanted to do the type of music she like without learning music story or other styles. Some of the comments posted included something like “Octavia is right, if Vinyl really want to make music she must learn the normal way first” or something like that.
 
At first glance that comic was the opposite of this episode.

There is so much to love about this episode. One of the things being the message, how education isn’t something stationary. Each individual studies in his/her own ways.

@Psycho333
 
I don’t think it works quite like that.
 
I doubt Rainbow memorizes every single thing she sees for very long. Otherwise talk about useless information.

@Beau Skunky
 
This is also proof that different medicines work differently for different people (is that too redundant?). I’ve been using Zoloft and Vyvanse for years, and it’s worked wonders for some of my Asperger’s symptoms.
 
And when we tried to reduce my dosage of Zoloft once, I actually started acting really nasty to people and getting angry more easily. So we quickly bumped it back up to its original dosage in that case.
 
There was also a very brief time when I was really little where I used Ritalin. Ritalin is supposed to calm people down. According to my mom (I don’t really remember much), it actually ended up making me MORE hyperactive, and we only ended up using it for six days.

It’s odd how Dash most efficiently learns. She is most open to information when she’s doing something practical and skimming over unrelated information presented to her. Maybe the subconscious thought of ‘learning’ causes her to slightly shut down? Maybe her mind hates being stationary and putting too much attention on any one thing? Then again, she sits still when reading fiction. So maybe it is more to do with a lack of physical stimuli or mental imagery that makes learning hard.
 
It’s like she has to be doing something else that calls for a small amount of concentration, or extremely interested in the material she wants to remember. The latter is pretty straightforward, but the former feels very ‘hooves off’ since the material being learnt is completely unrelated to the activity keeping Dash’s mind in focus.
 
Dash is definitely a practical learner first and foremost, but it looks like she could effectively study books if she did push ups or laps around a field - anything that keeps her active and attentive to make up for the boring book she would be reading.

@PonyPon
 
@ColdhardSilver
 
It is interesting to know that while flying Dashie can learn ANYTHING.

@Psycho333  
Build it? Not necessarily  
knowing how to build it? yes.

@Psycho333  
Perhaps.

So if someone put the designs for a nuclear plant under Dashie as she flew would she be able to build one?

yeah she is dumb, maybe an attention issue? but in the chapter looked like she was just plain stupid

Since When Did Rainbow Know That Learning Makes Smart Ponies Dumb? She’s Smarter This And I’m Sure Twilight Could Help Her

The world don’t move to the beat of just one drum  
what might be right for you might not be right for some.

No, it’s actually a good lesson.  
Teaching and studying isn’t a “one size fits all” thing.
 
I mean, me, for example. The way I like to learn is if I:  

@Zincy  
I have no idea, but my point was just that medicine isn’t “bad,” but it doesn’t solve every problem, and the wrong kind can make things worse.

@drumpowa
 
Last resort no, because sometimes it’s needed early. Just needs proper evaluation.
 
 
@Beau Skunky
 
Was it a gen-practitioner?

@Zincy  
Indeed, also sadly some doctor’s don’t always know what they’re doing either. (Note: I said “SOME”) So either sides could be at fault, not just the consumer.
 
Her doctor was the one who prescribed Zoloft, and even claimed it wasn’t addictive. After getting messed-up from becoming dependent on it, and having horrible withdraws, (she had to go to the hospital her withdraw side-effects were so bad) she said “Bull-sh**!”

@Zincy  
good ninja skills.