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Poll: How much calculation work should be taught in schools?

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Re: Poll: How much calculation work should be taught in schools?

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Please add "bring back the slide rule". I've never used one, but I think graphical techniques (including the use of slide rules - multiplication can be done by addition if you use logs) helps you get a better feel for maths.

Programming is a separate subject. Computer driven data-analysis is also a separate art to mathematics, though a maths background helps understand it. But these aren't core maths.

"Computers are useless. They can only give answers" - Pablo Picasso

Re: Poll: How much calculation work should be taught in schools?

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post #16

If I recall correctly, they tried teaching calculation-light math in Washington and it turned out poorly.

This is really interesting. Do you remeber more details , or can give a link to the study ?

This was one of the things I saw that made me think it turned out poorly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr1qee-bTZI

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