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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 532840" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I used to hate all the steps.</p><p>Until I got to HS chem class... and had a really unique teacher.</p><p>We got 10 points for each question.</p><p>ONE point for the right answer.</p><p>The rest were for working through the process.</p><p></p><p>If we got the process right, and the answer wrong... we were still getting 90%. His reasoning? There's computers that will do all the calcs for you, but if you don't know the process, you'll never know whether you got the right answer or not.</p><p></p><p>This doesn't apply to basic-math real-life logical problems... I'm talking advanced chemistry, physics, calculus... and if you don't learn some of it at the algebra level, you'll never do the other stuff. If the other stuff isn't in your future, I don't have a problem with not learning the process. But if it wasn't for learning the logic of math and science... I wouldn't be working as a tech-head, because tech stuff is 100% logic.</p><p></p><p>Having said that. Any kid who can't write/print FAST and NEAT, will NEVER want to do the work... because it doesn't "work" unless it's all properly formatted.</p><p></p><p>There are GOOD math programs out there that take care of ALL of the formatting, and leave the learning and logic to the kids...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 532840, member: 11791"] I used to hate all the steps. Until I got to HS chem class... and had a really unique teacher. We got 10 points for each question. ONE point for the right answer. The rest were for working through the process. If we got the process right, and the answer wrong... we were still getting 90%. His reasoning? There's computers that will do all the calcs for you, but if you don't know the process, you'll never know whether you got the right answer or not. This doesn't apply to basic-math real-life logical problems... I'm talking advanced chemistry, physics, calculus... and if you don't learn some of it at the algebra level, you'll never do the other stuff. If the other stuff isn't in your future, I don't have a problem with not learning the process. But if it wasn't for learning the logic of math and science... I wouldn't be working as a tech-head, because tech stuff is 100% logic. Having said that. Any kid who can't write/print FAST and NEAT, will NEVER want to do the work... because it doesn't "work" unless it's all properly formatted. There are GOOD math programs out there that take care of ALL of the formatting, and leave the learning and logic to the kids... [/QUOTE]
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