The education echelon postulates they can teach children math theory by this method instead of wrote learning and practice, (which they perceive as boring and loses some kids to distraction). This postulate is nothing but VooDoo passed down from upper level academia to prove some elitist doctoral thesis.
Learning to play the piano is done through repetition and practice of fundamentals (scales and such) not theory alone, it’s the same with mathematics.
Sometimes, rote learning, memorization and practice are the only way to retain basic knowledge such as the ‘times tables’
“Learning to play the piano is done through repetition and practice of fundamentals (scales and such) not theory alone, it’s the same with mathematics.”
Excellent!
The problem with running all children through number theory, essentially teaching them to derive Calculus by high school, is:
A. Most kids aren’t smart enough for it
B. Most kids spend so much time on theory that they don’t learn math facts
C. You teach kids that math is too hard, because it is so confusing, and drum out a large number who could have become engineers and STEM experts.