Good selection of comments re the recent NYT piece by @barbaraoakley. My own feeling is similar to @jamestanton’shttps://twitter.com/i/moments/1027325088528572416 …
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Failing in the discharge of this obligation is failing in all respects.
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It is certainly true that effort is needed to acquire skill, and that skill is needed for successful performance of complex tasks. But not all exertion is miserable, nor need it be.
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That´s why my children do
@SmartickMethod a program that I discovered thanks to@barbaraoakley It´s practice but in a more attractive way than other Asian approaches. -
Alas, this looks like merely a relatively recent European knock-off of ALEKS, with which I have considerable experience. Kids seldom find the sort of practice these systems provide at all rewarding. And Khan Academy now provides something similar for free. https://www.aleks.com/
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