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Comment: Math Education (Score 1) 1268

by Kadoo (#33240022) Attached to: US Students Struggle With Understanding of the 'Equal' Sign
In the earlier years of school we were forced to do math quickly using math(mad) minutes. Basically a list of problems that you try to answer as quickly as possible. I was terrible at it but other kids zipped through them. I had trouble memorizing the times table and never really did. When I would solve problems I was solving the math problem each time not regurgitating numbers from memory. In order to solve problems it required me to understand the fundamentals of the math. I did terrible in math in the lower grades. Once the math got harder I got better grades and some students that used to do well struggled. I now almost have a math degree. I'm not sure if they teach math the same way these days? If they do I do not believe it's an beneficial way to teach math. I think the minds of young students would be very open to teach the fundamental building blocks of math. When I took discrete mathematics I thought the basic ideas in the class could be taught to children. I found one thing that was hard was changing the way I thought about math. A young mind might be much more open to those ideas.

Comment: Sports (Score 3, Insightful) 502

by Kadoo (#32058212) Attached to: One In Eight To Cut Cable and Satellite TV In 2010
Sports is the biggest thing that has kept me subscribing. Most TV programs are available for download in some form. Sports is something you generally want to watch live. More content is being moved online but it often is very restrictive, blacked-out and expensive. Then again nerds don't watch sports do we?

Comment: Re:Open Source (Score 1) 365

by Kadoo (#26453815) Attached to: FOSS Development As Economic Stimulus
One problem I see is that during the new deal public works projects needed a ton of manual labor. These days most of the money goes to large contractors and engineering firms. The percentage of money that goes to the lower echelon is quite a bit smaller. I don't think the new (new) deal will have quite the same results.

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