| ▲ | fasterik 2 hours ago | |
Would it be a mistake to use Desmos in a math classroom, or 3Blue1Brown style animations, to build up visual intuition? Should we not teach basic numerical and statistical methods in Python? Should kids be forced to use physical copies of newspapers and journal articles instead of learning how to look things up in a database? I'm all for going back to analog where it makes sense, but it seems wrongheaded to completely remove things that are relevant skills for most 21st century careers. | ||
| ▲ | something765478 an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
> Would it be a mistake to use Desmos in a math classroom, or 3Blue1Brown style animations, to build up visual intuition? I don't think there's anything wrong with showing kids some videos every now and then. I still have fond memories of watching Bill Nye. > Should we not teach basic numerical and statistical methods in Python? No. Those should be done by hand, so kids can develop an intuition for it. The same way we don't allow kids learning multiplication and division to use calculators. | ||
| ▲ | graemep an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Those are great examples. Not familiar with Desmos, but 3Blue1Brown style animations are great. The problem is that people seem to want to go to extremes. Either go all out on doing everything in tablets or not use any technology in education at all. its not just work skills, its also a better understanding that is gained from things such as the maths animations you mentioned. | ||
| ▲ | bpt3 an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Until most kids are about 12 - 14 years old, they're learning much more basic concepts than you're describing. I don't think anyone is trying to take intro to computer science out of high schools or preventing an advanced student younger than that from the same. I would rather a teacher have to draw a concept on a board than have each student watch an animation on their computer. Obviously, the teacher projecting the animation should be fine, but it seems like some educators and parents can't handle that and it turns into a slippery slope back to kids using devices. So for most classrooms full of students in grades prior to high school, the answer to your list of (presumably rhetorical) questions is "Yes." | ||