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The previous post was about the value of learning conceptually before you start practicing for skill. There is an alternative argument that argues for the opposite. Many pedagogues try to plead the case that first you must teach the “basics” (meaning the basic skills, like the “multiplication facts”) before you can expect a child to [...] There seems to be a big “fight” about “which should you teach first, math skills or math concepts.” A popular example is the “multiplication tables” versus the concept of multiplication (as repeated addition, for example). It’s a pretty good bet to say that when memorizing things it’s easier if you can relate the objects. Like if [...] “The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom. - Georg Cantor Not much math this time, but there is a math joke at the bottom. Today is our little dog’s birthday. Our “little” dog is an eighty-pound Golden Retriever named Maia . (Our hundred-ten pounder is a Golden Retriever named Galileo.) I went down to the [...] Nice title, eh? Let me preface this with the admission that I know just about nothing about dyslexia. Clinically, I mean. The reason for this post is that Angela (Mother Crone) left a very interesting comment on yesterday’s post concerning how mental math has helped her daughter, who is dyslexic. How many screwbulbs does [...] “In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.” Georg Cantor About a month ago, Penny commented on this post. Here is an except from that comment: “Frankly, I don’t care if an elementary school child can add long columns of numbers in their head – it is [...] We had visitors over from my wife’s family, and the young father of a four-year old boy was teaching his son how to spin a coin on the table. He said, “I think a coin can be spun with one hand? Can you do [...] I know that in the last post I mentioned that it is pretty much impossible to explain to immature minds what the benefits of learning math or any other skill is. But I assume if your a Math Mojo reader, you have a pretty mature mind. (Cool sentence, eh? I get to flatter both you [...] What the heck does writing backwards have to do with math? With so many things in bloom here in rural upstate New York, I figured it’s time for some new Ideas with Math Mojo. One of them is the addition of a new segment, called, “Strange Powers of the Mind.” Look for a lot more weird stuff like this at Math Mojo. Sign up for the [...] |
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