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I wanted to quote this passage for another reason -- it seems like you're agreeing with it, but I completely disagree with it, especially this: > But how often
by sdrothrock 9y ago
I wanted to quote this passage for another reason -- it seems like you're agreeing with it, but I completely disagree with it, especially this:
> But how often do you have to do any sort of complicated problem-solving with mathematics?
There are a LOT of chances to do that kind of complicated problem solving, especially if you're shopping or comparison shopping on your own. It's not that people don't have the chances, it's that people avoid the work involved in doing those kinds of comparisons.
- mindcrime 9y agoI mean, in a certain sense I agree with you. There are chances to do that stuff, yes. To a point. Basic algebra could come up in a shopping scenario for example. But even then, people aren't going to be doing that stuff every day, or even close to it. And when you get even slightly more esoteric, like, say, exponents... how often are people (especially kids) really going to be using exponents, or logarithms, or the quadratic formula, etc. in their daily lives? Sure, if you go out of your way to actively look for reasons to find that stuff, you can find them. But my point is that when you're a kid learning math, it's summer vacation and you're busy playing with your friends, you aren't out actively looking for reasons to apply the quadratic formula, etc. At least not for most people, from what I've seen.