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>I don't know why we don't introduce elementary group theory at an earlier age. Whenever someone says "we should teach X earlier", that necessarily means we ha
by _dain_ 3y ago
>I don't know why we don't introduce elementary group theory at an earlier age.
Whenever someone says "we should teach X earlier", that necessarily means we have to teach some Y later, unless you want to add more hours to the schoolday. What would you evict from the curriculum, to make room for it?
- 2snakes 3y agoSee iconicmath.com for one perspective on this using iconic visual math, math that looks like what it means. Symbol processing aka calculation is better suited to computer science than the distinction/difference and indication of maths.
- jacknews 3y agoNot necessarily; teaching some things earlier could make other things easier to understand. But to answer directly, I don't see a particular need to teach long division/multiplication - they are just algorithms, and as long as the place-number system is understood thoroughly, there's really little use for them.