> >Educators who support the new math say that old-fashioned teaching > >through memorization and rules produced generations of people who hated > >math and never deeply understood it. It should go without saying that not all people will like (or 'get') all subjects and excel at them. The problem I see with not "teaching through memorisation and rules" is THIS can apply to anything, reading, (w)riting, or 'rithmetic. Just recall how numb and dumb some are about geography ... unless someone can put the nation crazy quilt together as a cohesive and systematical whole , France could be next to Zimbabwe which could be next to Fiji. Another example of education analogous to the first two of the three pigs's houses; the third pig's house had a good foundation and he went to market with the expecttion he'd have something to return to time and again. I can also see this fluidity on rules with regard to reading and writing. As long as it makes sense to the kid, who cares who else can read his or her writing. As far as math is concerned, it's the sense of application that makes it boring ... if the kids can see no use for it, it won't be important. A<>E<>R Integrity has no need of rules. -Albert Camus (1913-1960) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
