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From: grant@psych.toronto.edu (Stuart Grant)
Subject: Re: Subtle Math Questions
Message-ID: <1991May4.050651.1510@psych.toronto.edu>
Organization: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
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Date: Sat, 4 May 1991 05:06:51 GMT

In article <1991May3.124454.12758@watdragon.waterloo.edu> mcramer@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Mert Cramer) writes:
>>   Perhaps I should have elaborated when I suggested that
>> math teachers should be given more help in motivating their students.
>> This, I believe, would certainly include being able to show the real world
>> relevance of the topic. 
>
>The notion that, within the present framework, any change in maths instruction
>will make a difference is naive. An informative discussion of the development
>(or not) of maths skills in pre-school children is in a BBC documentary called
>"Four plus four equals the wings of a bird". Among the points it makes:
>1. For most people math is something you do at a desk and has no relivance to
>   life problems.

Isn't this what I just acknowledged?