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monster · 03-28-2007, 08:52 PM

Current mathe curricula in the US are confounded by the checkbox testing. Kids need to pass the tests to make the school look good, so the school teaches them to pass tests. Answers by rote. The peace of the board of education which passeth all understanding.

Whats 7*6?

42.

How did you work that out?

huh?

What's 14*6?

dunno.

Why not?

dunno. is it on the test?

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03-28-2007, 08:52 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Current mathe curricula in the US are confounded by the checkbox testing. Kids need to pass the tests to make the school look good, so the school teaches them to pass tests. Answers by rote. The peace of the board of education which passeth all understanding. Whats 76? 42. How did you work that out? huh? What's 146? dunno. Why not? dunno. is it on the test? ..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart