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Perhaps an argument for arithmetic followed by geometry using Nicomachus and Euclid. We sit on that until 9th grade, but I wonder how young you could go with it
by wcarey 6y ago
Perhaps an argument for arithmetic followed by geometry using Nicomachus and Euclid. We sit on that until 9th grade, but I wonder how young you could go with it?
- jessermeyer 6y agoIntroducing line segments as alternative representations of numbers at this point feels very natural, and is already implied by most circulum with the standard 'number line'. As you say, we don't do anything with that until much later. Let's leverage that early on!