By: Matthew Jackson
This is a very good approach to addressing two important issues, that are often characterized as in conflict with each other. You’ve laid out a cool vision for how to broaden the STEM pipeline, and...
View ArticleBy: Dr. Bill Conrad
In reply to Mixhael. Stop blaming the children. Look in the mirror!
View ArticleBy: M. Miel
In reply to Jim. I think they meant that the students just consider it one more “dumb acronym” to memorize (like PEMDAS) which just makes math feel like a bunch of jargon to them. I don’t think the...
View ArticleBy: Chase
Education is still necessary in a “there’s an app for that” world! Good educators (like the authors of this article) will find a way to keep their students hungry. I wish my teachers had developed more...
View ArticleBy: David Fey
Basic algebra skills are foundational to almost every field. I have degrees in engineering, computer programming, business and math and I’ve used Algebra in all of them. While I am not an expert in...
View ArticleBy: John Opfer
I don’t understand how data science could be taught solely on a foundation of arithmetic. All functions, even linear ones, are algebraic. Without using algebraic variables, how would you teach the...
View ArticleBy: Crazypetlady
In reply to Jane. I’m with you! I struggled with Algebra from high school until I graduated with my Masters. I took Algebra so many times at the community college level that I had to get special...
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