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In a message dated 7/11/2002 11:16:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:


> << To me most of education is backwards. You learn the name of
> something before you understand it or use it, which makes little sense. >>
>
> I see that with physics and with music a lot.

MOST of school math is learning notation and symbol manipulation before
understanding concepts. Most of the kids who do it well are simply being
compliant - being willing to memorize how to do it because they're supposed
to - it isn't that most of them have conceptual understanding any more than
the kids who don't do well (get good grades).

--pam

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