VOLTOLINI said on 10/2/02 9:55 AM: >Are kids prepared to learn statistics ? Why to teach statistics for kids ? > >I was discussing these questions with some collegues and several of them >said that kids are NOT prepared for statistical abstraction and then..... I >would like to to know about your opinion. This is not a question about "how" >but "why" to teach ! > >It seems to me that sometimes statistics can be used in classroom using real >life examples more easily than math. > >Maybe this is a question for a specialist in theory of education (any >available?) > > >Regards...... >
The current issue of Discover magazine has a round table discussion of mathematics education in the US. They discuss the relative importance of continuing to emphasize how to do long division in an age of calculators and computers versus other topics that may be more valuable, ultimately. Worth the time. Paul . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
