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When people start reflecting on how it's so amazing that 8th graders were once expected to describe the Battle of Quebec, I think about this: http://v.cx/2010/
by jff 13y ago
When people start reflecting on how it's so amazing that 8th graders were once expected to describe the Battle of Quebec, I think about this:
http://v.cx/2010/04/feynman-brazil-education http://v.cx/2010/04/feynman-brazil-education
The math questions? I could have answered them in 8th grade. They're not hard, and they're the only part that's not just memorization.
- gcb0 13y agoYep, not hard considering everyone here probably likes math. My wife has to search matrix multiplication even if she has to use it once a month. Otoh i have to read about grammar anytime a child ask me help with any simplistic question... Damn those meddling kids Besides, The answer they present to #7 is a little crazy though when they try to equal 1/3b = 2/3g... I'm pretty sure it should be a simple 40g and 80b
- brazzy 13y ago> Besides, The answer they present to #7 is a little crazy though when they try to equal 1/3b = 2/3g... I'm pretty sure it should be a simple 40g and 80b Um, no. The problem statement was b = 2/3 g, not b = 2g.
- seanalltogether 13y agoI feel like this essay helps me understand why I have trouble working with developers in offshore countries. Things go okay when the instructions are clear and the task is straightforward, but when i need problem solving on a task everything starts falling apart. I'm always unsuccessful when I begin with "I need you to figure out a way..."