tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post9141168500995456978..comments2023-06-20T02:06:52.150-06:00Comments on Alethiography: More About Everyday MathTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-17296058282884971692009-10-03T21:23:17.644-06:002009-10-03T21:23:17.644-06:00Right. I mean, in general with curricula, the nee...Right. I mean, in general with curricula, the need for kids to do well at the curriculum is more of a <em>limit</em> on the curriculum than it is a <em>goal</em>. If you continually fail at something but it leaves you a genius, that's fine, except for the fact that people can't tolerate continual failure.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-8655305925040421342009-10-03T11:03:37.333-06:002009-10-03T11:03:37.333-06:00One of the goals of many exploration-based math pr...One of the goals of many exploration-based math programs (I would assume this one also, but I don't know) is to help get a kid ready when math gets more conceptual. One of the appropriate measures of the success of a program should be not just how well they do in this class, but how well they do later on. <br /><br />When I was a kid, I hated the estimation problems, too. I can calculate the real figure - why should I estimate? Much later, perhaps especially as an adult, I see the value. It's nice to know that your purchases should total about $150, to identify when you put your numbers into the calculator and got a number 10x the magnitude you were expecting because you screwed up, etc.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.com