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I think this is a false dichotomy of what it means to be "smart" or "good at math/studies". Someone can jbe bad at arithmetic, but good at writing proofs. Hell

by edanm 3y ago

I think this is a false dichotomy of what it means to be "smart" or "good at math/studies". Someone can jbe bad at arithmetic, but good at writing proofs. Hell, plenty of mathematicians say they are bad at arithmetic! More importantly in the context of education, someone can be completely unmotivated by arithmetic, but be more motivated by something else, leading to different amounts that they apply themselves, leading to different outcomes.

raydev 3y ago
> Someone can jbe bad at arithmetic, but good at writing proofs I'm not saying it's impossible, just that the median child/teen isn't going to demonstrate this. I don't think it's debatable that proofwriting is harder to teach, and requires more time and effort from both students and teachers.