The goal of K-12 CS education

Lex Spoon lex at cc.gatech.edu
Tue Jul 31 05:34:23 UTC 2001




> - Ask them then the learning age of 2 + . = 5
> - Ask them if you may replace the dot with a flower and if this does change
> the age
> - Ask them then if you may replace it with a bucket? age does not change.
> - Then ask them if you may replace it by any other thing and if that would
> affect age.. No..
> - Then propose 2 + x = 5 
> - O NO... that is algebra, that is secondary school stuff?
> - Why, you say x is just a container to hold a digit like x is...
> (depending of their teacher training you can convince them.
> 

YES.  I learned this very basic algebra at age 6 (one of my few memories
from then), and so I've found it very frustrating since then that so
many people never get this.  Long division, I also recall, was much
harder.


Lex Spoon




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