Jan Coffey wrote:
>
> --- Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >From: Jan Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > >Our education system use to place a lot of importance on logic, problem
> > >solving, and creativity. Give them the tools, test them on creativly
> > >applying
> > >those tools. This has now shifted to information retention, give them the
> > >data, test them on whether or not they remember the data.
> >
> > Do you have any references on this? When do you think this change in the
> > educational system occurred?
>
> I am sure it would not be hard to find references on the memrization-empathic
> girl brain as apposed to the spacial relationship-problem solving boy brain
> as that is mentioned over and over in papers on learning disabilities.
>
> hmm. look in "how the mind works" don't remember the author.
Steven Pinker.
Next question?
Julia
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