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When I was a child, I was told by my 1st grade teacher that math was important because when I'm a mother with a wonderful husband, I would know how to do fracti
by sneakernets 7y ago
When I was a child, I was told by my 1st grade teacher that math was important because when I'm a mother with a wonderful husband, I would know how to do fractions and measurements to prepare cakes easier.
I would have loved to hear stories like this instead.
- Verdex 7y agoUltimately, the people teaching young people math do not understand what it is or how to actually use it. If you took away their ability to do math, it is unlikely that anything would actually change in their life. Mathematics is the closest thing that humans have to doing magic. It's about consistent axioms and finding true statements that are unintuitive. And it allows you to problem solve at a level that exceeds what experience can teach you. No 'this is how you can use math' statement that I've ever heard in school has ever done it justice. Here's another history of math and women story that you might be interested in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_MpQG2xXVo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_MpQG2xXVo
- zaroth 7y agoBoy, how the tables have turned.