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[QUOTE="BroadwayVa, post: 2971877, member: 6118"]
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Loh says it's important to teach math as more than mere memorization and formulas. He says this is one reason, perhaps, that the subject hasn't attracted as many American students as it could.

Prof Loh said:

"Ultimately, I think that as the mathematical culture starts to reach out to more people in the United States, we could quite possibly start to see more diversity. And I think that would be a fantastic outcome," he says.

[B]"It could be that maybe the way math is sold, in some sense, is one in which it's just a bunch of formulas to memorize. I think if we are able to communicate to the greater American public that mathematics is not just about memorizing a bunch of formulas[/B], but in fact is as creative as the humanities and arts, quite possibly you might be able to upend the culture difference."

VCBeercats---
LOH--I love.  American kids are not taught HOW to think math. Some get lost in terms. As Geno has noted in basketball--fundamentals are important.  Build from a strong foundation.
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