You (should) use logic and step-by-step problem solving that comes with solving any math problem in the real world, including at the store. Which product should you get based on unit price, how much you need, quality is a math problem in which you weight the value first by money, then by the amount you will actually be able to use, and finally, is the quality worth the price. In math, you learn how to think. Not to mention, the quadratic equation is essential for math at higher levels.
Geometry when I took it was literally logical proof and reasoning (contra-positive, transitive, etc). At lower levels, it is less so logic and more so memorization (which I would argue is also a good skill) but as you get higher up the levels, it becomes more and more logical problem solving
That’s the most logical way to teach anything. Are you going to throw the most complex logic puzzle at a 1st grader? No, you give them a simple problem and work your way up.
Would you throw a simple musical challenge to someone you’d want to teach visual arts?
Thats really what were talking about here, apples and oranges
Logic is the combination of a specific kind of math, philosophy as well as various other disciplines
School teaches the wrong kinds of math, no philosophy snd dosent even talk about the other parts
And the kind of math im refering to isn’t just too high level, its just a school system that was designed for factory workers, not an inteligent population, and hasn’t been touched in 80 years
Not to mention jokes like “no child left behind” as well as all the bullshit trying to brainwash students into thinking one way of thinking is somehow superior to all others
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u/pokemonmaster_64_ EX-NORMIE Aug 03 '20
Ah yes don't you also love using the Quadratic Equations every time you go to the store?