Articles Tagged with teaching

Knobology

Not intuitive

Some arbitrary details can be very important.

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A small change

Making it harder

We ponder the question of just what makes a math problem difficult.

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Starting from here

Using a simplistic idea

We consider a way to use something so simplified that it’s wrong.

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Multiple-choice History

Making it simple

Our tutor ponders the trade-off between accuracy and simplicity in teaching.

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Mixing subjects

Crossing boundaries

We put forward an idea for a college class that will probably never happen.

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Cyborg students

Virtually testing times

What do tests measure?

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An opportunity that will be missed

The structure of school

We could use the present disruption to redo education.  But we won’t.

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Rules, principles and recipes (III)

The laws of mathematics

There should be no question of using one’s judgement or intuition in applying the rules one learns in math class, of course. . .

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Not the way it sounds

Spelling reform

Written and spoken languages are different.  Should they be made more similar?

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Inscribed by hand (I)

Is handwriting necessary?

Handwritten English is much less important than it was.  But handwriting is not.

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