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Students and parents, and most teachers are aware of the crisis in American schools today. It’s fair to say that elements of all of them are part of the problem. But wait…that doesn’t mean that they are the problem. Important: This post and these observations do not deal with the problem of crime in schools and neighborhoods. [...] Have you ever heard of Hintikka’s Paradox? In a nutshell, it’s about, “Is it immoral to ask someone to do something that can’t be done?” It’s so easy to say, “Just memorize it.” That’s the cry of people who want you to learn your “math facts.” But do they ever teach a child how to memorize? [...] This is apropos of nothing mathematical, but I just wanted to talk about my grandma. I just got off the phone with her. She is a truly amazing woman. I’m not going to say how old she is (she’d kill me if I did!) but I’m fifty, and she’s older than me. While we were [...] A few years ago, a student wrote me the following question, which I think is very relevant for most children in the US, and that means for their parents and their teachers, too. Math inefficiency is a national epidemic, and it is a crying shame. Here’s what she wrote, and what I answered: muliplycation how can [...] |
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