Re: Don't Call It "Algebra"; Call It Something Warm And Fuzzy

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Herman Rubin wrote:
> In article <486f7172.10114750@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Way Back Jack <Relaxin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> COMMENT: Yeah, that's the ticket, call it "Yomomma," or "Slam Dunk."
>> That should create interest in the dumbed-down set.
>> ___________
> 
>> Would name change help algebra students?
>> Posted by Dave Murray | The Grand Rapids Press July 03, 2008 11:09AM
> 
>> As Shakespeare wrote, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
> 
>> But would Algebra 2 be as difficult if it were called something else?
> 
>> State Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland, recently told a gathering of Kent
>> County school board members that he believes more students would pass
>> the upper-level math course if it were called something less scary.
> 
>> His theory is that students have convinced themselves that algebra is
>> too difficult and that they throw in the towel before giving it a
>> chance.
> 
> Students have not convinced themselves of this; teachers
> who do not understand algebra, and this includes most
> algebra teachers and an even higher pro****tion of elementary
> school teachers, think it is difficult.
> 
> The following includes essentially all of algebra, except
> for technical terms not used at the high school level:
> 
> 	A variable is a tem****ary name for something,
> 	which must maintain its meaning in a given context.
> 
> 	The same operation performed on equal entities
> 	yields equal results.
> 
> Now of course there is practice involved, and illustration
> but the above can be taught to those who can just read and
> write symbols.  Translating word problems just uses the 
> first of these; do not stint on the number of variables 
> used.  The great bulk of texts start out insisting on the
> use of one variable only; this is a major crime in achieving
> any understanding.

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