The "100s of problems" approach is very British/European/Russian.
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@kragen I disagree. That's asking for candy for every try. Key is to get addicted to method itself, not effects or insights it produces1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
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@vgr I mean, think of any skill you perform daily on easy problems: dialing a phone, touch-typing, crossing the street, making coffee.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@kragen those are easy and limited in scope rather than generative in scope like math methods1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@vgr Montessori is based on the idea that kids choose the right level of difficulty (and area of focus) for them at the moment. Works okay.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@vgr You need guidance, of course, and Montessori provides it, but kids have a lot of internal motivation to learn. Until adolescence.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@kragen Don't have developed opinions on earlier stages. I think kids should play a lot till 12 or so. Far more than they study.
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@kragen in nature I'd say they're not. In industrial schooling, they've been artificially separated.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes - 3 more replies
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