Re:Many elementary teachers don’t understand math, and it ma...
by BeetleB on Saturday November 30, 2019 @11:46AM
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It's a double edged sword. I loved math because I liked physics, and calculus text books had plenty of physics examples.
Then I tutored people doing "business math" - calculus but using finance for all its applications. Most people struggled not because of the math but because of the difficulty in understanding the finance part. And it was hard for me to give help because I had to learn the financial aspects to help them with their HW.
If the application doesn't click with you, then you now have two problems.
Re:Many elementary teachers don’t understand math, and it ma...
by r00fus on Saturday November 30, 2019 @12:00PM
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Exactly - the applicability has to mean something for the person. It could require several regressions before you get to a core interest of any specific student.
Then I tutored people doing "business math" - calculus but using finance for all its applications. Most people struggled not because of the math but because of the difficulty in understanding the finance part. And it was hard for me to give help because I had to learn the financial aspects to help them with their HW.
If the application doesn't click with you, then you now have two problems.