That argument was based on one of books stressing "group problem solving". I think a lot of the newbies that post here are too quick to throw up their hands after trivial effort (or none at all)...
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That argument was based on one of books stressing "group problem solving". I think a lot of the newbies that post here are too quick to throw up their hands after trivial effort (or none at all)...
BTW, did anyone else catch the bit at the end about the "inability to work alone" of her colleagues in math classes when she went back to school in the late 90s? Anyone else kind of notice that...
Teachers and schools don't have the bandwidth to teach everyone at their own pace. The simple fact is that some people are good in some subjects and not in others. I couldn't grok chemistry if my...
Use a harder problem, then. If someone can't look at 36/6 or 20/4 and tell me the answer immediately is troubling. When I ask for change for a dollar, I don't want someone pulling out a pencil and...
I think her main argument is their argument that methods really aren't necessary since we have calculators. The anecdote of the college students not knowing how to multiply 4 and 6 is entirely...
It's even worse when it comes to English and spelling. If you're in the US, do all you can to send your kids to private schools.