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While it's not the whole story, I've seen a lot more kids struggling with math due to poor teaching (often several years before the class they're currently taki
by nicoburns 4y ago
While it's not the whole story, I've seen a lot more kids struggling with math due to poor teaching (often several years before the class they're currently taking) than due to lack of aptitude.
- akira2501 4y agoSo, we're trying to optimize a problem that we've built zero infrastructure for? That sounds like paving material for a road no one wants to actually take.
- gexla 4y agoIs it really the teaching which makes the difference though? I struggled with math through all levels of school. As an adult, I struggled with with programming, but I was self taught. After putting in the hours, I eventually learned enough to make a living from it. I then realized, that maybe the students who did well with math put the same effort as I did in learning programming. The difference between math and programming for me is that I immediately saw the utility of learning programming.
- SyzygistSix 4y agoIn my experience it does. The ways math is taught differs a good bit from when I went to K-12. In my experience the differences in teachers, motivation, and teaching methods all made a significant difference.