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Re:How to get better at painting without painting anything (... by foxes on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @12:27AM (#27744226)
That is not a problem with the drill style per say but toxic teachers and parents. You can make someone drill without tormenting them for failing. I think doing drills is good if done in a supportive setting, but it is also and should not be the only way to teach.
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Re:How to get better at painting without painting anything (... by nextaccountic on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @05:18AM (#27745888)
Do you know any kid that signed up for math drills? It's nearly always imposed by parents or teachers.
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Re:How to get better at painting without painting anything (... by throwyuno on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @06:46AM (#27746564)
I loved math drills. In first grade we would get a sheet of simple math problems and the teacher would give us 5 minted to complete as many as possible. I was good at it, and it was one of my first experiences of competition and being better at something than my peers. I don’t know if any of that is a good thing, and it definitely would have sucked if I had been slow at math.
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Re:How to get better at painting without painting anything (... by tsumnia on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @10:46AM (#27749342)
Funny enough, this is my current gripe with learning CS in K-12 settings. The mindset I have on it is "we're just teaching it to them at younger age because they can't say no".
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Re:How to get better at painting without painting anything (... by odshoifsdhfs on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @06:21AM (#27746353)
My kid would be super happy with it. His teacher as a 'reward' for doing his language-related stuff on time/quicker, lets him do math worksheets
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Re:How to get better at painting without painting anything (... by Aunche on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @10:23AM (#27749013)
I was certainly more excited by math drills more than attempts to make math "fun."
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