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Why are people so terrible at word-based math problems?
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:19 PM Author: Sable Violent Dopamine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568247) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:30 PM Author: Rough-skinned vivacious market Most people are barely above non-human primates in intelligence and are generally incapable of abstract reasoning. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568328) |
Date: June 15th, 2017 8:28 PM Author: bistre 180 parlor they are dumb or they are so lazy they refuse to actually do the small amount of thinking necessary to translate the words into mathematical concepts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568308) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:29 PM Author: motley out-of-control nibblets Most people's MO with math is to use some TTT 'system' for solving shit, without actually understanding the underlying logic. It's harder to get by without actually thinking when the problem is phrased in terms of words. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568323) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:30 PM Author: bistre 180 parlor is this potentially an indictment of the new new math which focuses on teaching kids systems for solving problems without thinking about the logic? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568329) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:32 PM Author: seedy insecure alpha i thought new math purports to teach/emphasize the logic rather than the rote methods/systems for solving problems? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568342) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:37 PM Author: Rough-skinned vivacious market I thought new math focused on things like set theoretic concepts underlying mathematics and abstract algebra. This was definitely one of the more retarded educational fads. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568382) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:43 PM Author: irradiated frum skinny woman this. most of the complaints about "new" math or common core are from sub primate level dumbs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568414) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:36 PM Author: Pontificating drab area selfie cr. You can blame generations of kids taught to memorize "keep it, change it, flip it", "is over of equals..", "y=mx+b form", et al. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568368) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:39 PM Author: Rough-skinned vivacious market They are taught like that because of the average ability level of students. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568393) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:40 PM Author: Pontificating drab area selfie Many of the teachers are not much better than the students. It's a cycle. Math education is a serious problem in this country. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568402) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:41 PM Author: harsh topaz abode Just do expect people to be good at something they have never done in their entire life. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568406) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:46 PM Author: Sable Violent Dopamine but don't they understand math? logic? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3648994&forum_id=2#33568429) |