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Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by mathperson on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @12:53PM (#14745751)
Not even wrong. You think New Math refers to the current modifications of common core. New Math actually refers to a series of cold war changes made in response to perceived russian scientific dominance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Math

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Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by acjohnson55 on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @02:30PM (#14746700)
Oops! Forgot about that. I assumed the OP was griping about Common Core.

BTW, "not even wrong" is a rather rude way to point out a misunderstanding.

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Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by mathperson on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @02:44PM (#14746836)
yeah it is a bit rude..sorry! I just get very few opportunities to say it- and I was like yo- this is a good chance. Are you familiar with the history of the term? with pauli?
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Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by acjohnson55 on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @05:42PM (#14748342)
Yeah, I'm familiar. To be fair, it was a good opportunity. Well played :D
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