Re:“I don't know the numbers”: a math puzzle
by cedilla on Monday May 09, 2022 @04:07AM
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I'm not convinced by the pseudocontext critique.
For one, I think the egg experiment is already sufficiently fantastical and its rules follow logically.
Ignoring common sense reasoning is an important skill. We need rigorous answers where they are available, and the common sense answer is almost always very wrong.
I still agree that school textbooks take this much too far in many cases, but this riddle is fine.
Re:“I don't know the numbers”: a math puzzle
by SamBam on Monday May 09, 2022 @09:36AM
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Except that I think it penalizes the neuro-diverse mind that can't get over the fact that this puzzle doesn't make rational sense, and they get stuck on that, at the expense of doing the problem.
For one, I think the egg experiment is already sufficiently fantastical and its rules follow logically.
Ignoring common sense reasoning is an important skill. We need rigorous answers where they are available, and the common sense answer is almost always very wrong.
I still agree that school textbooks take this much too far in many cases, but this riddle is fine.