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Andrew Sutherland
@asuth
Today in class we: - learned to dance an Irish Jig - learned about human color perception and #TheDress - discussed the *benefits* of imposter syndrome - explored how Chomsky demolishing Skinner's behaviorism has held back U.S. education It was madness and it was glorious.
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Andrew Sutherland
@asuth
Replying to
@andy_matuschak
Barb’s argument was that anti-behaviorism has gone too far against procedural practice and repetition, making them unfashionable and undervalued. Would be curious to hear your thoughts both on here and when you join. More of her argument in here:
nytimes.com
Opinion | Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She’ll Thank You Later. (Published 2018)
The way we teach math in America hurts all students, but it may be hurting girls the most.
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Andy Matuschak
@andy_matuschak
Ah, I see! I thought you were talking about Chomsky’s criticisms of behaviorism as an explanatory model for language development, which still seem to hold. But I see what Barb is saying, which is really about the prescriptive effect.
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