Re:California's Weapons of Math Destruction
by filoleg on Monday August 21, 2023 @12:15PM
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> I personally wonder if having the average person be able to understand math is essential sometimes.
Yes. Not talking about calculus or anything beyond, just basic algebra and arithmetics.
My mother, who has a graduate degree in education (and is in a good cognitive state), still occasionally gets confused and asks me for help with figuring out whether 0.5L is less than 0.25L. I am scared to find out what kind of other math comprehension issues she might have in everyday life that are just a tiny bit more complex than decimals, like compounding interest rates. And she is a fully functioning indepeneent adult in her 50s who has a job, socializes with people, recently sold and repurchased a house, etc.
Yes. Not talking about calculus or anything beyond, just basic algebra and arithmetics.
My mother, who has a graduate degree in education (and is in a good cognitive state), still occasionally gets confused and asks me for help with figuring out whether 0.5L is less than 0.25L. I am scared to find out what kind of other math comprehension issues she might have in everyday life that are just a tiny bit more complex than decimals, like compounding interest rates. And she is a fully functioning indepeneent adult in her 50s who has a job, socializes with people, recently sold and repurchased a house, etc.