Thoughts on learning kanji based off radicals and the character they’re attached to?

When I was learning in school, kanji was the most difficult part for me. I suggested learning kanji based off the radicals after learning what they were, but my teacher didn’t really see the value of it.

I understand that the radicals and the characters they’re attached to don’t make sense 100% of the time but seeing the meaning and association like I wrote in the picture helps me categorize and differentiate kanji much easier.

Maybe I just couldn’t articulate well enough to my teacher at the time what I meant, but are there any issues with learning this way?

by jonnycross10

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