Re: Should Math Be Taught in School

2011-08-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Aug 2011, at 22:16, smi...@zonnet.nl wrote: By not teaching math to kids, we are dumbing down the next generation. Of course, most people do not have a talent for math, but then most people do not have a talent for writing either. A few hundered years ago, only a small fraction of

Re: Should Math Be Taught in School

2011-08-14 Thread John Mikes
Dear Saibal Mitra, thanks for the reply - as I remember for more than the past 15 years, your lines represent (still) pure rational thinking. However... I wouyld start for re-thinking *'education'* from the US (and spreading) content: to *TEACH* stuff. A school has more duty than that. It should

Re: Should Math Be Taught in School

2011-08-13 Thread David Nyman
On 13 August 2011 03:03, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: Are you the kind of person who knows math? http://videosift.com/video/Miss-USA-2011-Should-Math-Be-Taught-In-Schools Brent Is it just me, or is there something about this that doesn't add up? David Are you the kind of person

Re: Should Math Be Taught in School

2011-08-13 Thread Noon Silk
On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 10:41 PM, David Nyman da...@davidnyman.com wrote: On 13 August 2011 03:03, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: Are you the kind of person who knows math? http://videosift.com/video/Miss-USA-2011-Should-Math-Be-Taught-In-Schools Brent Is it just me, or is there

Re: Should Math Be Taught in School

2011-08-13 Thread John Mikes
After a resounding NO the question: who's math? I find it absolutely inevitable to include in the obligatory general school curriculum a certain math, necessary to calculate, to balance a check-book, to file a tax return, to make (basic) business accounting and the practical 'figuring out' of

Re: Should Math Be Taught in School

2011-08-13 Thread Pilar Morales
I agree that math should probably not be taught in school, but algebra. In elementary school. But, all the student's questions would lead to math... On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 11:33 AM, John Mikes jami...@gmail.com wrote: After a resounding NO the question: who's math? I find it absolutely

Re: Should Math Be Taught in School

2011-08-13 Thread smitra
By not teaching math to kids, we are dumbing down the next generation. Of course, most people do not have a talent for math, but then most people do not have a talent for writing either. A few hundered years ago, only a small fraction of the population was taught to read and write. If you had