I'm unsure if you're just moving the goal post or if you're trying to make a larger point. Different math systems are created for different uses. Arguably, we have trig due to geocentric theory. With the computing power we have now - EVERYTHING is just turned into linear algebra.
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It makes sense that mathematical systems will reflect the cultures from which they developed because those cultures will have different goals. I'm unsure what you mean by "sophisticated" because if we just wanted to teach practical skills - grade schoolers could just all learn R.
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If you are concerned that "sophisticated" mathematical tools will be relegated to history - you shouldn't be ragging on the very people who want to preserve & continue to teach & develop historical/traditional math systems - quite the opposite. Start bashing computers.
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Replying to @XFitNYC @arthur_affect and
"are taught that the results of 2+2 is totally subjective and culturally relative" Christ. So, no acknowledgement that you misrepresented what Seattle schools are actually up to and then just jump the shark completely?
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I suspect (though of course I can't read their minds) that they are talking about how (for a very long time) U.S. schools taught that math originated with the Greeks and was developed by Europeans - which isn't remotely true. 1/2
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