Why Do We Expect So Little of Our Youth?

Re:Why Do We Expect So Little of Our Youth? by InclinedPlane on Monday July 30, 2012 @12:49PM (#4313241)

Math and science are taught extremely poorly in our schools. It's mostly a matter of memorization (often of trivia rather than fundamentals), plug-and-chug, and rote busywork.

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Re:Why Do We Expect So Little of Our Youth? by njs12345 on Monday July 30, 2012 @01:32PM (#4313521)

Liberal arts teaching is hardly brilliant for many either, although teachers have a fair bit more leeway..

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Re:Why Do We Expect So Little of Our Youth? by sadga on Monday July 30, 2012 @03:21PM (#4314158)

Funny, that we have movements like Where's The Math lamenting that math education is collapsing because classes are doing "discovery math" (AKA goofing off and chit-chatting), instead learning fundamentals and practicing to memorize basic skills.

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