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[Chuck Wolber]

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007, Jerry Horvath wrote:

> "Why here? "The respect for math is inside every family, even simple 
> families, who are very proud to say their children are good at 
> mathematics," said Radu Gologan, a senior research scientist at the 
> Institute of Mathematics in downtown Bucharest." - Los Angeles Times, 
> December 26, 2007
> 
> As one who acquired formal academic credentials in mathematics and whose 
> early career was applied mathematics; I am appalled regarding the 
> contemporary US perception of the subject.  This is a negative 
> perception.

Very interesting. I've always felt similarly. I too have a mathematics 
degree, but it's no thanks to my primary education. I was considered a low 
performer when it came to math. Even as an adult, I find I have weird dark 
corners that even non math oriented people have no problems with. Now that 
I'm teaching my son this stuff, and we really *ARE* respectful of math, I 
find that I really was simply a good teacher away from excelling in the 
subject. Fortunately, neuroplasticity being what it is, working with my 
son has helped me to clean things up.

..Chuck..



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