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

On Jul 10, 12:31=A0pm, Barbara <mom_2_...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Jul 10, 9:41=A0am, hru...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Herman Rubin) wrote:
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> Of course, the answer is not to re-name the subject. =A0Rather, the
> answer is to show the students that algebra isn't that difficult.
>

My general suspicion is that the phenomenon isn't unique to 'algebra'.
I suspect that the students afraid of 'algebra' are also afraid of
'physics', 'chemistry', 'literature'... etc.   They are afraid of
any subject that requires that they <gasp!>  might have to study
in order to learn.  Too many are simply intellectually LAZY.