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Very true, but 'feelings' and 'attitudes' do matter. Kids who 'love math and solving problems' might be considerably more likely to apply themselves, do the wo
by jariel 7y ago
Very true, but 'feelings' and 'attitudes' do matter.
Kids who 'love math and solving problems' might be considerably more likely to apply themselves, do the work, have the confidence/grit to push a little bit and get through it.
Frankly 'attitude' is one of the bigger determinants in so many things.
So if we can somehow get kids to 'love math' my gosh this is a materially good outcome.
- marcusverus 7y agoWe agree entirely. Feelings matter for motivation and can underpin performance. But the rational view is that, at the end of the day, you must have an objective measure of performance, devoid of opinion and emotion. The kids' feelings matter when motivating them to perform, but when it comes time to evaluate said performance, feelings cannot matter one wit. If they do, you are no longer measuring performance, you're measuring something else.