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> Why would any non-retarded person need any help getting recursion? Recursion is not hard. As I think was implicit in rosstex (https://news.ycombinator.com/it
by JadeNB 10y ago
> Why would any non-retarded person need any help getting recursion? Recursion is not hard.
As I think was implicit in rosstex (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12504541 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12504541 )'s comment, this attitude is worthless. Evidently recursion is not hard for you, but there are people who find it hard. If someone else has found an educational approach that works for at least one such person, then what is the use of sneering at it, without even offering anything constructive in return?
A teacher who said such a thing would not only not help his or her students this time, but ensure that they'd never look for help in the future.
- posterboy 10y agoThat is a complicated case for teachers. Dumbed down content slows the progress of the more talented students and vice versa. The system is not perfect so the GP is entitled to his opinion, IMHO. Of course, "dumb" is a debatable characterization, but since the GP didn't start to debate it with actually concrete arguments, the point is moot and just a slur.
- JadeNB 10y ago> That is a complicated case for teachers. Dumbed down content slows the progress of the more talented students and vice versa. Your points are excellent and constructive. It is well stated that a classroom cannot always be serving the needs of each of its members, since they will sometimes be in conflict, and that part of the job of a teacher is to figure out how best to address these disparate needs. My objection was not to this constructive point, but rather to the dismissive ideas (not yours, of course) that (1) having difficulty with a concept (whatever that concept is!) is the mark of a mental disability rather than part of the learning process, and (2) it is worthless even to attempt to address and resolve this difficulty.