Comment Math Class or Memorization Class? (Score 1) 1528
I believe that there is a perception in the US that math is _supposed_ to be hard.... so teachers make it hard.
Many of the math classes I have taken require you to memorize various formulas etc. vice putting the emphasis on how to work the formulas and understand what it is you are really doing. So if you cannot properly regurgitate the Quadratic Equation come test day you just missed every one of those problems.
I have asked teachers "Is this a Math Class or a Memorization Class?" a few times... and they all get pissed so they are obviously aware that they are artificially making the class harder than it needs to be (or hard in the wrong area).
Many of the math classes I have taken require you to memorize various formulas etc. vice putting the emphasis on how to work the formulas and understand what it is you are really doing. So if you cannot properly regurgitate the Quadratic Equation come test day you just missed every one of those problems.
I have asked teachers "Is this a Math Class or a Memorization Class?" a few times... and they all get pissed so they are obviously aware that they are artificially making the class harder than it needs to be (or hard in the wrong area).
