Posted on 08/14/2010 7:57:39 PM PDT by LibWhacker
You know, the sad part about expiraments in education, is the kids that get screwed by it are screwed forever.
The teachers just try something else - but the kids are screwed.
I guess so, you know how the blurbs we write can get misinterpreted.
A modern algebra professor took us (his class) on a little two or three week detour of Georg Cantor and infinity. Wow, what a beautiful, eye opening experience that was!
I hate the way elementary math is taught: hit the little brats over the head with a bazillion addition and subtraction problems in the second grade. Similarly with multilplication and division problems in the third grade. Then each year until... oh, I don’t know... the boys are shaving... make them do the same problems over and over again with ever larger numbers. Boooooooooring! By the time they begin algebra, you’re guaranteed they’ll all hate math.
Everyone should be familiar with aleph 0 and aleph 1 by seventh grade!
They need to ask P-Daddy.
Yes, and then they are almost prepared for the Snake Lemma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etbcKWEKnvg
Isn't this what the ruling elite keep trying to get us to believe? Oh wait, you said smart people!
The only Aleph I remember is that Trebeck guy.
What a rat! That's the last time I ever discuss Deolalikar's paper with Neil in Hooter's on a Friday night..........the punk's taking all the credit!
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