To the article, what a prime example of a stupid question;
(pun intended with extreme prejudice)
The sorry thing about this is that most “math teachers” teach the arithmetic. Students are all worried about the arithmetic when the secret is to just study and remember the rules.
As a Math/Science teacher, I beg to differ.
Were they to teach arithmetic, they would have better luck at the Maths.
Teachers dare not demand rote learning like the multiplication tables nor do they teach thinking skills.
To look like effective teachers, they teach pattern recognition so students can "guess" correctly.
Sad but true.
You’re right. With algebra it’s simply remember the rules.
But rules are racist. Or something.
The sorry thing about this is that most “math teachers” teach the arithmetic. Students are all worried about the arithmetic when the secret is to just study and remember the rules.