American parents are sending their kids to 'Russian math' (2017)

Re:American parents are sending their kids to 'Russian math'... by lordnacho on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:23AM (#28126714)

> Have you ever wondered how it's possible that the same "stupid" Americans that don't learn integrals and group theory in highschool somehow manage just fine in university and later on in life?

They do just fine because they aren't selected to do jobs where they need those kinds of skills, because they tend not to have them.

If they were taught the stuff at least they would have the choice.

I'm not in favour of brutalizing the kids though, I think that ruins the experience for them. But a lot of kids are more capable than we think and ought to be shown advanced subjects.

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Re:American parents are sending their kids to 'Russian math'... by inter_netuser on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:47AM (#28126856)

I don't think it brutalizes anyone. Capable kids must be challenged, or they get bored. Kids that coulndt keep up went to a different track.

at the very minimum, pressure during oral exams taught to work against the clock, develop conviction and do your best to defend your position.

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Re:American parents are sending their kids to 'Russian math'... by leto_ii on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @11:55AM (#28130402)

> pressure during oral exams taught to work against the clock, develop conviction and do your best to defend your position.

In some students. In others it just engendered the feeling that they're morons and that math is just "not for them". Math and science are for absolutely everybody. Not everybody will make a career out of them, but everybody can enjoy them.

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