@WSJ Try Arabic. It's the MOST difficult.
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@Hamad_AlSharhan@WSJ some math concepts came from Arabic to English. E.g. algebra is an Arabic word. So is the most common variable x.
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@WSJ interesting. Good point to keep note of for teachers as they begin to teach kids whose first language isn't English.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Hard to learn math in English!(
@WSJ) http://on.wsj.com/1uv2TYi || It all becomes clear. ; )Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ US students don't do well bc they don't care. Give up too easily.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Chinese is also easier to understand for geometry and fractional arithmetic. 1/3 in Chinese says out of 3 parts take 1.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ makes sense to meThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ that's why we Asians are good at math lolThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ its the equivalent of saying that in canada we speak canadian. Education is keyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ and here's why reading the Wall Street Journal is difficult: your news are written backwards as well.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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それは即ち日本人の子どもが英語嫌いになるのと同じ。QT“
@WSJ: Why it's hard for kids to learn math in English: http://on.wsj.com/X820ZB pic.twitter.com/NyRd1rd5Ll”
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@WSJ Oh for Pete's sake, just use numbers & no more essays about how they feel about their math equations#commoncore nonsenseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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