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Teaching people
Posted:
Jun 2, 2006 11:58 AM
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In article <1149251589.595798.265630@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
Old Mac User <chendrixstats@juno.com> wrote:
>Bob:
>The difference between us is stark.
>You teach statistics.
>I teach people.
>Be of good cheer... OMU
This is the anti-educational answer given by educationists.
This attitude, from elementary school on, is a major cause
of the poor education. The educationists, when asked how
they teach mathematics, stated:
We don't teach mathematics. We teach CHILDREN.
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This address is for information only. I do not claim that these views
are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University.
Herman Rubin, Department of Statistics, Purdue University
hrubin@stat.purdue.edu Phone: (765)494-6054 FAX: (765)494-0558
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