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Ep 248: Avoid the I'm Not A Math Person Trap
From Math is Figure-Out-Able! · Hosted by Pam Harris & Kim Montague
2025-03-18·1247
Episode summary
In this episode of Math is Figure-Out-Able!: Why do students give up on learning math? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how using algorithms as teaching tools is distorting students' perception of what the definition of math is, which results in a poor mathematical identity.
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Why do students give up on learning math? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how using algorithms as teaching tools is distorting students' perception of what the definition of math is, which results in a poor mathematical identity. Talking Points: A mysterious five pound bag A proportional reasoning Problem String Trap #1 and #2 (see Ep 246 and…