Yes, I do think that the latter is correct now.

I tend to learn "bottom-up", so I like the new + describe as a way of learning, but people want to jump in and get going with tools, so commit fits that expectation better.

I'm the same way. I've learned over the years that this ends up being somewhat uncommon though, and one of the harder but more rewarding parts of helping people learn is figuring out where they're coming from and meeting them there. (I'm positive this is something you've been well aware of for a while though, probably longer than me!)