> I'm still not sure I get it. So like....taking a word problem and working > up an equation that could be used to solve it? Is that fuzzy math?
More like taking a word problem and "best-guessing" an answer. Equations are not the focus. Fuzzy math is supposed to teach children to "think differently" about math. To try creative problem solving, which on its face is a Good Thing(TM), but when it comes to something like math, where formulae *are* everything, creative problem solving does no good *without* a grounding in mathematical concepts, some of which must be learned by rote. Fuzzy math tries to teach math without the grounding. Kids are not getting the grounding. It's math as envisioned by the "everybody-gets-a-trophy" school of thought. > I ended up with a math major by the time my college days were done...and I'm > curious if I was engaged in "fuzzy math" at all..... -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256457 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
