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Aren't all subjects at school like that? Isn't this expected with general education before allowing students to specialize? I wouldn't think it's possible to te
by jshier 6y ago
Aren't all subjects at school like that? Isn't this expected with general education before allowing students to specialize? I wouldn't think it's possible to teach every subject in a way that every student enjoys it.
- InitialLastName 6y agoThey might not enjoy it, but if you miss (or fake understanding) a year of high school social studies or language arts, you can still function in the class the next year (maybe with a little bit less practice). The issue I see people run into in math classes specifically is that the curriculum builds on the past heavily enough that if you miss a key insight, you might never catch up (unless someone can take the time to help you restore that ability).
- ghaff 6y agoAt some point, you learn bad habits, reading comprehension, and writing quality are subpar. But even the different sciences are mostly independent. With math--which is a foundation for physics too of course, while there are a few areas like geometric proofs that I didn't get along with and mostly didn't come back to, math does tend to build on itself to a large degree. And if you get too far behind, it gets increasingly hard to keep progressing.