MT @WSJ: Easier for kids to learn math concepts in Chinese, Japanese, Korean & Turkish than in English. http://on.wsj.com/YwX6qm #mathchat
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@scampnyc@TiffanyAndLupus@WSJ Why has everyone forgotten#MariaMontessori? I was doing multiplication & division when I was 4. -
@MakeThisLookAwe@scampnyc don't know her, can you enlighten me? - End of conversation
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@WSJ: It's easier for small children to learn math concepts in Chinese, Japanese, Korean than in English. http://on.wsj.com/YwX6qm -
@katchow a friend of mine recently told me this! It's because their numbering system makes more sense than ours
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@rogersmarkd I read this article earlier, and I feel like you'll find it quite interesting!#yaymath@WSJ http://on.wsj.com/YwX6qmThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ: It’s easier for small children to learn math concepts in Chinese, Japanese, Korean,Turkish than in English.http://on.wsj.com/YwX6qmThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ: It's easier for children to learn math concepts in languages other than English. http://on.wsj.com/YwX6qm#slpeeps#dg58learnsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Don't tell that to Brits. They think they created mathematics.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ@triketora English is to clear communication IRL just like C++ is for programmers - powerful, widespread but with dangerous gotchas.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Very interestingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Go#Asian fluency, learn#math clearer, then learn#Englishlanguage and retake proper global place. Got that boys & girls?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Maybe true for small children but not so at academic levels, for which abilities to handle abstract concepts count a lot more.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ interesting...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ How about French? Its system for forming the names of numbers is even messier than English, yet there is no doubt they are good at mathThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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