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Traditional elementary math teaches you algorithms without discussing why they work or the cases where they break down. They seemed arbitrary and untrustworthy.
by JeremyBanks 9y ago
Traditional elementary math teaches you algorithms without discussing why they work or the cases where they break down. They seemed arbitrary and untrustworthy. I'm glad that worked out for you, but I don't think many students get the same value.
- dorchadas 9y agoPart of the problem with this is that I feel elementary school teachers often lack understanding of why the math works. I remember hearing horror stories of people taking the Praxis and all the elementary teachers freaking out about the math -- one even said she had failed that section three times! It doesn't bode well that these are the people teaching our kids how basic math works. And it does show when they get to secondary schools.