Data Manipulation in SQL

While some of the lessons are super well-explained, I've found two major sources of frustration in Intermediate SQL:

1. In the practices, you don't get to write your own code. It is just "fill in the blank" style. I find this makes it difficlut to really grasp the concepts and actually learn how to write queries on my own. I've tried deleting the fill-in-the-blank code to write from scratch, but the prompts don't include all of the information you need to write the code. For example, the prompt won't mention that it wants you to rename a column, only the fill-in-the-blank code includes that aspect, so you have to utilize it, otherwise your asnwer is graded as incorrect. You don't really learn how to write queries, but how to just type in some words.

2. Some of the videos have typos or unclear explanations from time to time, but there is no question-asking mechanism (like you might find in an edX or coursera class). It would be really great if you could ask your fellow learners questions, but there is no way to do this. Datacamp does have a way to submit feedback, but this is entirely one-way, and doesn't allow you to get any answers or connect to a learning community.