Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learning how to think

Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by deftturtle on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @04:38PM (#14747840)

Went to college with a guy. Freshman year calculus. He was really slow with it. I helped him, and we did homework together. Now he's a math major. Totally surprised me, but he's now majoring in a subject that he wasn't super good at.

People need good teachers at all ages. I'm glad his college professors helped him out enough to lead him to major in math.

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Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by agumonkey on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @06:18PM (#14748570)

Mind and persons are complex, they can shift entirely. I've seen a girl that sucked at math she had to take lessons in HS. In college she flipped around and got a Master in Math.

On my side I was good at math but crashed in college, so much I avoided it, it's the reason I went into programming. Until 2 or 3 years ago I clicked again, I started to see through abstract math and now I'm back to math/phys because it's beautiful again.

If your buddy finds pleasure and can walk the path I'm not surprised he's still walking :)

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