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Re: Remediation for Remedial Math
Posted:
May 15, 2012 10:04 PM
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Ma says it well. Thank you.
wayne
Quoting Alain Schremmer <schremmer.alain@gmail.com>:
>> On May 13, 2012, at 11:50 AM, wmackey wrote:
> >
> >> I think that algebra could make sense and be understood if IT
> >> weren't taught as a series of individual patterns for grinding out
> >> answers to specific algorithms for the problems on page 42. I also
> >> think that the fundamental concepts of algebra are powerful tools
> >> for thinking rationally.
> >>
> >
> > May I generalize your theorem: A Coherent View of Mathematics and a
> > Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics (Liping Ma) "are
> > powerful tools for thinking rationally".
> >
> > Z. P. Dienes was saying that the art of teaching children is to
> > create a garden in which children will be happy to play and to
> > discover and to invent mathematics. Then, as the children reach the
> > boundaries of the garden, these have to be widened so that the
> > children now have more space in which to play and to discover and to
> > invent mathematics.
> >
> > Regards
> > --schremmer
> >
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<p>Ma says it well. Thank you.<br>
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wayne<br>
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Quoting Alain Schremmer <<a href="mailto:schremmer.alain@gmail.com">schremmer.alain@gmail.com</a>>:</p>
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<p>> On May 13, 2012, at 11:50 AM, wmackey wrote:<br>
><br>
>> I think that algebra could make sense and be understood if IT<br>
>> weren't taught as a series of individual patterns for grinding out<br>
>> answers to specific algorithms for the problems on page 42. I also<br>
>> think that the fundamental concepts of algebra are powerful tools<br>
>> for thinking rationally.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> May I generalize your theorem: A Coherent View of Mathematics and a<br>
> Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics (Liping Ma) "are<br>
> powerful tools for thinking rationally".<br>
><br>
> Z. P. Dienes was saying that the art of teaching children is to<br>
> create a garden in which children will be happy to play and to<br>
> discover and to invent mathematics. Then, as the children reach the<br>
> boundaries of the garden, these have to be widened so that the<br>
> children now have more space in which to play and to discover and to<br>
> invent mathematics.<br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
> --schremmer<br>
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