tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post6572204110684296430..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Abandon "reform math"Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-56954266319059850932008-04-20T14:51:00.000-06:002008-04-20T14:51:00.000-06:00It's interesting that the area in which this is ha...It's interesting that the area in which this is happening is one in which there is little market incentive to improve.<BR/><BR/>Here's an idea for you: what if tuition for remedial math had to be paid out of pocket - no scholarships, no grants, no loans, and so on. I think that would wake people up.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-31301827168546905212008-03-31T10:35:00.000-06:002008-03-31T10:35:00.000-06:00After watching the video on the problems with refo...After watching the video on the problems with reform math, I was reminded of my own experience with math education, and how useful a tool it was in teaching rational thinking. Reform math, in it attempt to make math easier, robs the student of the very benefits that mastery of this subject has to offer. It makes math fuzzy when in fact it is very clear cut once properly understood. In my Kerlin'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219393481773414489noreply@blogger.com