Re:DragonBox: Secretly teach algebra to your children
by DanBC on Saturday May 02, 2015 @08:31AM
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I'd be interested to see the results of any research into Dragonbox.
To me it feels like purely rote learning. Children learn mechanical rules to manipulate things but (at least up to level 3) I'm not sure they're getting any understanding of what those manipulations actually mean.
HN seemed to really like a math teaching app that ended up being used in Malawi.
And I got an upvote for finding the research (not linked in the submission and for pointing out that the expensive app provided limited learning - "counting to ten" isn't somethig I want to pay $24 for.
To me it feels like purely rote learning. Children learn mechanical rules to manipulate things but (at least up to level 3) I'm not sure they're getting any understanding of what those manipulations actually mean.
HN seemed to really like a math teaching app that ended up being used in Malawi.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8280961
I got downvotes for suggesting it was expensive https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8282644
And I got an upvote for finding the research (not linked in the submission and for pointing out that the expensive app provided limited learning - "counting to ten" isn't somethig I want to pay $24 for.