4 ms·
The problem with mathematics is that learning it is different from merely understanding. To really learn it and have it as a primitive tool in your brain, you h
by haolez 2y ago
The problem with mathematics is that learning it is different from merely understanding. To really learn it and have it as a primitive tool in your brain, you have to train a lot, and not everyone is willing to put in the effort.
- voisin 2y ago@davidbessis on X had a very good thread on this in August. One excerpt from the thread: “The #1 reason why we fail to teach math: we present it as knowledge without telling kids it's a motor skill developed by practicing unseen actions in your head. Passive listening is useless, yet we never say it. We're basically asking kids to take notes during yoga lessons.”