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Weapons of Maths Instruction

Post by rainbow » Wed May 11, 2016 7:30 am

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/ ... detai.html

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Re: Weapons of Maths Instruction

Post by JimC » Wed May 11, 2016 7:58 am

This was picked up in another thread, but fucked if I remember where...

But I have a view that maths tests should make student's brains hurt...

Does this make me a bad person?
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Re: Weapons of Maths Instruction

Post by cronus » Wed May 11, 2016 9:12 am

JimC wrote:This was picked up in another thread, but fucked if I remember where...

But I have a view that maths tests should make student's brains hurt...

Does this make me a bad person?

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Re: Weapons of Maths Instruction

Post by JimC » Wed May 11, 2016 9:21 am

I'll take that as permission... :tup:

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Re: Weapons of Maths Instruction

Post by rainbow » Wed May 11, 2016 10:54 am

JimC wrote:This was picked up in another thread, but fucked if I remember where...

But I have a view that maths tests should make student's brains hurt...

Does this make me a bad person?
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Re: Weapons of Maths Instruction

Post by Brian Peacock » Wed May 11, 2016 1:17 pm

I've created a number of tests, quizzes, and exams, each specifically design with the aim of teaching and securing knowledge. Testing simply to produce some sort of league table, as if successful learning can be reduced to winners and losers, ultimately speaks little of aptitude or understanding.
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Re: Weapons of Maths Instruction

Post by Tyrannical » Wed May 11, 2016 1:47 pm

What if he was trying to divide by zero, and was successful.
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Re: Weapons of Maths Instruction

Post by Hermit » Wed May 11, 2016 1:52 pm

That would mean math's destruction.
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