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9. That jumped out at me as well - "Spend much less time on geometry"

Sun Apr 8, 2012, 05:00 PM

Apr 2012

Last edited Sun Apr 8, 2012, 05:34 PM - Edit history (1)

IIRC, high school geometry was where the concept of proof was really developed.

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Teaching Skepticism In Science Classes Instead Of Facts [View all] cleanhippie Apr 2012 OP

The answer is 9. 8 + 1 = 9 RobertEarl Apr 2012 #1

+1=10 cleanhippie Apr 2012 #2

I think good teachers have always tried to... SamG Apr 2012 #3

Does anyone know if the math piece has been tried? Jim__ Apr 2012 #5

That jumped out at me as well - "Spend much less time on geometry" bananas Apr 2012 #9

Has high school geometry already been watered down this much? bananas Apr 2012 #11

I took the geometry described in that article. Jim__ Apr 2012 #17

Sounds like bullshit to me izquierdista Apr 2012 #6

I think you may have missed the point. cleanhippie Apr 2012 #7

Rote memorization has its place. izquierdista Apr 2012 #8

They don't learn the facts on their own. Igel Apr 2012 #12

I think the 8+1 developers are mainly not biologists caraher Apr 2012 #13

I think scientific process has often been misreprented in biology HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #14

I see this as a problem of integration and organization.... mike_c Apr 2012 #15

Also.. regarding starting with the familiar... caraher Apr 2012 #16