Want to make basic arithmetic operations mean something? Connect them to what they love. Don’t start with the mechanics. Paint them a world where these matter.
This reminds me of the famous quote:
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry
Sadly, it feels that many schools are little more than a daycare, where one disruptive student is free to impair the education of twenty-five others.
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This was a really interesting article.
This reminds me of the famous quote:
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
Sadly, it feels that many schools are little more than a daycare, where one disruptive student is free to impair the education of twenty-five others.