holonomically

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   by holonomically 5y ago

   There is no way to fail in what I'm proposing because there are no grades. Everyone gets feedback on how to improve and students can receive all the help they need to keep up with the curriculum.
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   by holonomically 5y ago

   Then maybe it should be $36k.
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   by holonomically 5y ago

   Great, glad we cleared that up.
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   by holonomically 5y ago

   Then I don't really understand what you're arguing about.
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   by holonomically 5y ago

   My position is that kids should be taught math at an earlier age and schools should be properly staffed and funded to ensure positive learning outcomes for all students regardless of their socio-economic background because that will lead to
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   by holonomically 5y ago

   > Oleg owes his friend, Ivan, 100 rubles. Oleg has only 50 rubles. How many more rubles (x) does Oleg have to get to repay Ivan? 50 + x = 100 ↔ x = 100 - 50 = 50. I definitely linked to something that has word problems that can be conver
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   by holonomically 5y ago

   I didn't say anything about "uniform success".
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   by holonomically 5y ago

   Really? Setting up equations with unknown variables and solving them is not algebra?
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   by holonomically 5y ago

   Your interpretation of what I was saying was clearly adversarial and uncharitable so I just got tired of it. It's entirely possible to have high standards for everyone (including the "stupid") without reducing the quality of
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    Yes, thanks. That clears it up. You're right. We must teach no one anything otherwise there would be some people that wouldn't be able to understand. That was exactly what I was thinking and your example helped me understand. What
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    Yes, this is probably what is happening. Schools are understaffed and underfunded so programs keep getting cut. At this point it really just might be better to let kids learn from Khan Academy since the adults clearly have no idea what they
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    I don't see how that follows.
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    I don't know if that's what's going on. I suspect some haven't really sat down to think about what exactly they believe and why. Most seem to be parroting various mantras I've seen expressed on Twitter and Reddit wi
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    No one in any of my classes was a prodigy. We had good teachers that cared about the students (and parents that were involved in their children's education). But I do think we should have had more musical training than just choir singi
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    Spend some extra time figuring out why they're struggling. But I suspect what you have in mind is something else, something more along the lines of leaving them behind.
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    Talk about what?
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    What's the fallacy in teaching everyone the same things? That seems like a good way to equalize life outcomes and give everyone the required skills for succeeding in contemporary society.
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    I still don't follow. What exactly in what I suggested is the problem with equalizing outcomes? If everyone is learning the same things then what exactly is the problem? There is no discrimination involved.
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    I don't understand what this means. Where I went to school there were no gifted programs but we all were doing algebra and word problems much earlier than in the US. If people want consistent outcomes then teach everyone the same thing
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    Yup, even 2x2 systems of equations. This stuff isn't hard, I don't get what the folks in the US are thinking.
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    Good question. I think Scott wants quantum computers to happen so he's motivated to hype up claims of quantum supremacy.
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    I was doing algebra and Russian math word problems in 4th grade (maybe earlier, it's been a while). What exactly is the logic of pushing back mathematical training to later grades? [1] 1: https://www.edhelper.com/geogra
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    The Salience Network(jneurosci.org)

    1 points by holonomically 5y ago|0 comments
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    Presented without comment. Input: move(1,X,Y,_) :- write('Move top disk from '), write(X), write(' to '), write(Y), nl. move(N,X,Y,Z) :- N>1, M is N-1, move(M,X,Z,Y), mov
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    The Power of Prediction – Lisa Feldman Barrett(youtube.com)

    3 points by holonomically 5y ago|0 comments
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    An open source Prolog interpreter in JavaScript(tau-prolog.org)

    11 points by holonomically 5y ago|2 comments
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    Proof and the Art of Mathematics(jdh.hamkins.org)

    7 points by holonomically 5y ago|0 comments
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    We're probably headed for a recession. The pandemic showed me that most of my consumption was driven by anxiety and my guess is that other people are starting to realize the same thing. The current economy can not survive without anxie
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    I'm not interested in people that think they're constantly being dismissed and persecuted.
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    by holonomically 5y ago

    Good points.