Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Bathtub Wisdom


If you know how a bathtub works then you can learn how your body processes and eliminates drugs.  But students in public school have a law blocking their path to learning math this way.  Math education in America requires years of practice calculating answers using pencil and paper so that students can pass a standardized test.

If you know how to use a computer to build a model then you can learn all the basic mathematical equations.  But students in public school have a law blocking their path to learning math this way.  Math education in American requires years of practice calculating answers using pencil and paper so that students can pass a standardized test.

If you know how to use a computer to build a model of a bathtub then you can learn pharmacokinetics.  But students in public school have a law blocking their path to learning math this way.  Math education in American requires years of practice calculating answers using pencil and paper so that students can pass a standardized test.

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