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• yters 19y ago
  I like the aim of your blog. I've noticed that in all subjects there are a few key ideas that everything revolves around, plus a few key results from these ideas. For some reason, the subjects are not organized around those points. School would be so much easier and interesting if the subjects were organized better. I think the bad organization is a consequence of school performance being measured by tests. It is much easier and quicker to merely memorize the formula and regurgitate than to really understand what is going on. Then the people who learned by parroting become teachers and are even less able to explain the crucial principles; resulting in a vicious cycle.
  • kalid 19y ago
    Thanks, glad you like the site. I completely agree -- many ideas can be boiled down to a few key concepts, yet most of the time we're taught to plug and chug (and inevitably forget). It surprsies me how often "cram and forget" is the operating mode for education (I had my share of that). Yep, I think measuring performace with tests is a big part of it. You hit the nail on the head about student interest as well. Many people end up hating math because it is often taught in that rote, formulaic manner.