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TexasTowelie

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3. Terminology is all important.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 12:32 PM

Apr 2016

They need to do away with words such as "problems", "exercises" and "homework" when taking math classes. Psychologically it stigmatizes students because of the negative connotations of those words. How many people want problems, who wants to exercise, and does anybody really want homework? It is much more pleasant to say let's play with numbers or shapes, let's learn some math tricks or how about taking a math adventure? It's much easier to motivate students when they believe they are having fun rather than scaring them with archaic terminology.

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Stop telling kids you’re bad at math. You are spreading math anxiety ‘like a virus.’ [View all] HuckleB Apr 2016 OP

The corporate world is not immune whatthehey Apr 2016 #1

It's amazing how many people don't understand those concepts, even with higher education. HuckleB Apr 2016 #2

Terminology is all important. TexasTowelie Apr 2016 #3

As a child that kind of terminology always annoyed me. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2016 #5

But think how it improved your use of English muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #6

Hey, you were a smart kid. TexasTowelie Apr 2016 #7

Yeah, that's just bad marketing. HuckleB Apr 2016 #8

How can learning basic maths be fun? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2016 #16

I though the clues was great Jim Beard Apr 2016 #11

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One should quantify what percentage of the public does that Albertoo Apr 2016 #9

Ok. Still, don't do it. HuckleB Apr 2016 #13

I am bad at math, really and I will tell my grand kids but they will also be told Jim Beard Apr 2016 #10

I've told my kids a hundred times, its like anything you have to learn bhikkhu Apr 2016 #12

GDP is around the corner to the left bigwillq Apr 2016 #14

The lack of response to this OP is scary. HuckleB Apr 2016 #15

Why are you complaining--- trumad Apr 2016 #17

Stop spreading internet post anxiety The2ndWheel Apr 2016 #18