http://www.quisitivity.org/2009/02/math-is-hieroglyphics/ A Blog For and About Learners, Designers, and Teachers Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:48:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.quisitivity.org/2009/02/math-is-hieroglyphics/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Teachers Can’t Read Minds! | Quisitivity.org Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:44:22 +0000 http://www.quisitivity.org/?p=109#comment-145 [...] We need to teach students that math is not about rote manipulation of abstract symbols. Those symbols, and the terminology that goes along with them, are tools with two purposes: solving problems, and communicating ideas. [...] [...] We need to teach students that math is not about rote manipulation of abstract symbols. Those symbols, and the terminology that goes along with them, are tools with two purposes: solving problems, and communicating ideas. [...]

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