can math be played as a childs game? a mathematics professor thinks so... [quote]What does it mean to coach math instead of teaching it? For [8-year-old] C. J., it means I give him a “mystery number” to think about before bed. “I’m thinking of a mystery number, and when I multiply it by 2 and add 7, I get 29; what’s the mystery number?” And already you’re doing not just arithmetic but algebra[endquote]... nytimes/2014/07/25/opinion/dont-teach-math-coach-it.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20140725
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:41:21 +0000
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