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That makes me think of calculus in freshman's year. The first week the prof explained all maths we had learned in highschool, and then seemingly continued that

by tinco 4y ago

That makes me think of calculus in freshman's year. The first week the prof explained all maths we had learned in highschool, and then seemingly continued that same pace every week, it was rough. Especially for some of the smart kids who had never experienced learning material coming at them faster than they could take it in. The types who opened their textbook the night before the exam and would ace it in highschool got a real test of character.

angry_octet 4y ago
That's why letting kids cruise in high school is a terrible mistake. So many school systems are uninterested in making sure everyone is challenged, especially in maths. University is good because you'll meet lots of people who are smarter than you are.
- Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
  I don't even know how kids cruised in high school and still got their diplomas. I flunked out of high school despite getting A's and B's on all my tests because I never did my homework which was always at least 50% of our grade. Trigonometry was so interesting to me as a 15 year old that I decided to make it my internet alias. 95+% on every test (even trig identities!), still got a C in the class, with the teacher taking me aside 1-on-1 to tell me "I'm breaking the rules to give you this C when I'm supposed to be giving you an F because you only did 2 of the 30 homework assignments."
  - tinco 4y ago
    In my highschool maths grades were always 100% based on tests. I get the idea of motivating students to do their homework failing them when they test perfect doesn't make sense. I like it when the homework allows the students to skip questions on the test. That way you reward the work but still let's the students catch up if they didn't do the homework.
    - Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
      I like what my Calculus teacher in college did. Homework was only 3% of your grade, but if you did at least 80% of the homework, then you could redo any questions you got wrong on the tests and midterm.

by tinco 4y ago

angry_octet 4y ago

That's why letting kids cruise in high school is a terrible mistake. So many school systems are uninterested in making sure everyone is challenged, especially in maths. University is good because you'll meet lots of people who are smarter than you are.

Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
I don't even know how kids cruised in high school and still got their diplomas. I flunked out of high school despite getting A's and B's on all my tests because I never did my homework which was always at least 50% of our grade. Trigonometry was so interesting to me as a 15 year old that I decided to make it my internet alias. 95+% on every test (even trig identities!), still got a C in the class, with the teacher taking me aside 1-on-1 to tell me "I'm breaking the rules to give you this C when I'm supposed to be giving you an F because you only did 2 of the 30 homework assignments."
- tinco 4y ago
  In my highschool maths grades were always 100% based on tests. I get the idea of motivating students to do their homework failing them when they test perfect doesn't make sense. I like it when the homework allows the students to skip questions on the test. That way you reward the work but still let's the students catch up if they didn't do the homework.
  - Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
    I like what my Calculus teacher in college did. Homework was only 3% of your grade, but if you did at least 80% of the homework, then you could redo any questions you got wrong on the tests and midterm.