Re:What John von Neumann Did at Los Alamos
by somat on Sunday April 07, 2024 @11:46PM
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Often, I feel things are taught poorly. Most just want to sort things out, then teach it systematically from bottom to top. I understand this, it is a lot simpler, but that is not how we figure things out. there are false starts, things that did not work The best teachers, guide you in this process of discovery.
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Re:What John von Neumann Did at Los Alamos
by rowanG077 on Monday April 08, 2024 @01:10AM
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It's not only simpler. It's also faster. We don't want people exiting high school and they just learned of the concept 0.
Sagan's old quote about making an apple pie applies, here, I think.
Building on your sentiment, I have always felt that schools (in the US, at least) tend to teach students what to think rather than how to think. There is a huge emphasis on "here is the answer, now go find the questions" where I posit more focus should be placed on guiding a student to problem solve, think critically, and discover a few things for themselves, especially at the younger ages