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Tennessee gets it.
Tutoring works.
Bring in the specialists in the areas where the generalists fail.
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Science backs up this general idea. Math takes practice. Repeated sessions with interruptions are the best way to carve new brain pathways. The ideas take time to gel, often more than 24 hours. If you force the brain to recall lessons from 2 days ago it makes the memories easier to access next time.
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People don't realize that most of the important math today is only 100 years old. Hardly anyone teaching today learned modern math - instead they learned old math the old way.
My son is into robotics. He started by flying drones when he was just a kid. Somehow I sensed where his interests were headed, and helped guide him with the math. Now he's a whiz, he's tearing up one of the best robotics schools in the country.
The problem with many teachers is, they can't tell the kids WHY they should learn calculus. Kids are like, "what is this stupid shit? I'm never going to need this. Why should I memorize derivatives and integrals?"
Well, it's because "learn to code" became data science and AI. You can't do diddly with machine learning unless you can differentiate a cost function. You want your robot to avoid obstacles? Learn to differentiate an objective. Learn to change coordinates so you don't have to calculate arctans all the time.
This stuff is EASY but it has to be taught at a young age. The brain has to be shaped to think mathematically.
Tutoring works.
Bring in the specialists in the areas where the generalists fail.
These districts are bucking the national math slump
Middle schoolers lost ground during the pandemic and haven’t recovered. But by investing in teacher coaches, data and more math time, two Tennessee districts are seeing students do better than before Covid hit
hechingerreport.org
Science backs up this general idea. Math takes practice. Repeated sessions with interruptions are the best way to carve new brain pathways. The ideas take time to gel, often more than 24 hours. If you force the brain to recall lessons from 2 days ago it makes the memories easier to access next time.
Scientists discover a better way for kids to learn math
New research shows that children learn math fluency best through a balance of timed practice, conceptual reasoning, and classroom discussion.
People don't realize that most of the important math today is only 100 years old. Hardly anyone teaching today learned modern math - instead they learned old math the old way.
My son is into robotics. He started by flying drones when he was just a kid. Somehow I sensed where his interests were headed, and helped guide him with the math. Now he's a whiz, he's tearing up one of the best robotics schools in the country.
The problem with many teachers is, they can't tell the kids WHY they should learn calculus. Kids are like, "what is this stupid shit? I'm never going to need this. Why should I memorize derivatives and integrals?"
Well, it's because "learn to code" became data science and AI. You can't do diddly with machine learning unless you can differentiate a cost function. You want your robot to avoid obstacles? Learn to differentiate an objective. Learn to change coordinates so you don't have to calculate arctans all the time.
This stuff is EASY but it has to be taught at a young age. The brain has to be shaped to think mathematically.
