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> Fuck common core and the entire privileged shitshow of East Coast math professor elites that came up with this crap. You think math professors set the elemen
by mb7733 3y ago
> Fuck common core and the entire privileged shitshow of East Coast math professor elites that came up with this crap.
You think math professors set the elementary school math curriculum?
- lapetitejort 3y agoYes, that is why Principia Mathematica [0] is taught in 1st grade. If you can't prove 1 + 1 = 2, then how can you progress? (joking, of course) [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principia_Mathematica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principia_Mathematica
- monknomo 3y agounironically, I think first graders might have an easier time with peano arithmetic than you'd expect, and would also probably find it more engaging than the usual numeric calculation curriculum