Teaching kids real math with computers/calculators

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A modest suggestion [attachment=6250]for pedagogical edification.

Quote:There are many ways to talk about why mathematics and its applications matter. You will hear expressions such as “mathematical literacy” or “quantitative literacy.” They mean, essentially, that math is important. It is important because
knowing it can make your life easier. In other words, it can help explain how your world works. We created this course and this book because we know that not everyone looks at mathematics in this way.
In school, you spent a great deal of time learning the tools of mathematics—how to manipulate symbols and how to solve equations. In this course, you will spend time learning about the power of mathematics, which helps us understand many different parts of our everyday lives and the world itself. We hope this exploration will give you a broader sense of the subject and why we wanted you to take a math course every year you were in school. It’s “for all practical purposes” because, in a sense, you’ve learned to hammer nails and saw wood—and now we’re going to build houses.

from the Preface pg. xv.
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