One of the things I teach my kids about math, is that people who are GOOD at math are ALWAYS looking for ways to simplify, not ways to make things more complicated.
“One of the things I teach my kids about math, is that people who are GOOD at math are ALWAYS looking for ways to simplify, not ways to make things more complicated.”
I was pretty good in math in HS, got as far as Algebra II. Never did any of my other classes homework. Tried college, that didn’t work out, went to a 9 month school on how to be a programmer.
Never looked back. 30 years in an office, now I have been working from home (Software Developer) for over 10 years.
Oh the hours of fun I had not doing my homework...
The most interesting thing I ever read about boundaries was a look at kids with defined vs undefined play areas.
When the play areas were defined you had the kids playing all over the place with a few going over the fence.
In the undefined you had the majority playing in a very small area with a few leaving entirely.
Providing limits allowed the kids greater freedom to explore. Which is a contradiction until you realize that kids are small and vulnerable and they know it.
They want kids to discover the beauty of math or other learning without giving them any skills to start with.
They shove them out of the car without even knowing what a map or compass is and tell them to have fun. The kid stands there shivering beside the road and never learns a thing.