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Demeter

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2. The New Math Was NOT a Failure

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 08:27 AM

Aug 2014

Where do you think all the computer nerds came from? The SMSG after school program was my first introduction to logic and set theory, in 5th grade. It was by invitation, for those who had mastered arithmetic functions.

The better question to ask is why American students are so weak at basic arithmetic...

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Why Do Americans Stink at Math? [View all] eridani Aug 2014 OP

yep, contrary to what i was taught in school, there is usually pipoman Aug 2014 #1

The New Math Was NOT a Failure Demeter Aug 2014 #2

For students not mathematically gifted it was a failure eridani Aug 2014 #7

Because they think the teachers can make them learn it if only the teachers do the right things. Pholus Aug 2014 #3

I thought that the article emphasized that teachers need HELP to implement-- eridani Aug 2014 #8

I am a professor in the hard sciences... Pholus Aug 2014 #9

And do even worse at critical thinking rock Aug 2014 #4

Obviously if you read some of responses to threads on DU whistler162 Aug 2014 #10

here elleng Aug 2014 #5

this is a good friend of mine. trying to get it right in chicago. mopinko Aug 2014 #6