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Re: IMPMath/ Math in general
Posted by Donna/WI on 5/09/08
_____________________________________________________________________ > Obviously, Mr. (name deleted) DID teach the formula (something > the student complained that other teachers did not do) and it > STILL didn't make a difference - he couldn't remember it the > next year NOR did he recognize that this was something > previously covered. _____________________________________________________________________ Studying math at more advanced levels is more about recognizing what you need to do to solve a problem and having the resources available to reference for particular formulas and steps then remembering everything you have ever learned - particularly when math is not the only subject you are studying for during a semester. I often wonder about programs that expect young people to "discover" formulas that math scholars have previously discovered and tested to be true in all cases. If a student recognizes what is needed to solve a problem and knows where to look for an example of how to go about solving it, then implements this while solving the new problem, I feel the student has been successful.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- IMPMath, 5/01/08, by Bill.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/03/08, by Elaine.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/05/08, by Pragmatic.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/08/08, by Elaine.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/08/08, by not popular here.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/08/08, by DSF/NJ.
- Re: IMPMath/ Math in general, 5/09/08, by Donna/WI.
- Re: IMPMath/ Math in general, 5/09/08, by Pragmatic.
- Re: IMPMath/ Math in general, 5/09/08, by DSF/NJ.
- Re: IMPMath/ Math in general, 5/10/08, by Donna/WI.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/10/08, by Elaine.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/10/08, by not popular here.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/10/08, by Elaine.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/10/08, by smarkham01.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/12/08, by Interactive Math Program.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/12/08, by DSF/NJ.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/13/08, by not popular here.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/14/08, by smarkham01.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/15/08, by not popular here.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/15/08, by smarkham01.
- Re: IMPMath, 5/15/08, by not popular here.
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