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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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