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I like that calc and physics. I generally dislike applicational schooling though, I mean, when I learn something, I immediately come up with examples in my head of how and why it works, for me there is no need for it to be explicitly drilled into my brain. Learning math or physics without direct application sets the groundwork for you to find places to apply that.
>_> you are rather optimistic about today's youth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Destin
I'm grading my class's Calculus finals right now. They're pretty bad. How come students forget everything you've told them all semester when they take the final?
Fuck. I hate being a teacher.
Probably because Calculus is really boring.
I don't do math, that's why I write. :(
I'll take some wild guesses. You can pick the ones you like best.Quote:
Originally Posted by NoboruWataya
1) a lot of math people are not audio learners. You'd save yourself a lot of time if you just made a little flash program with lots of worked examples that have pop up boxes explaining the steps as you scrolled over it.
2) Calc is probably the first new math they have had in years.
3) they are not doing their homework and thus are not building solid experience. They never use it, or do it, so their mind dumps it.
4) you don't let them use TI-89 calculators. So they can't check their integrals or use the note section to write down reminder notes so they don't botch the steps in doing certain problems.
5) things are harder to learn and remember when you hit your 20s
6) you suck at teaching and you just confuse them and make it worse.
I hope some of that helped.
7) Buttcheeks can't spell
8) the sky is blue
lol arguing about schools.
lol @ not going, what's your point?